Site capacity and infrastructure

What does this information provide?

Infrastructure refers to the number and types of waste management sites holding a Waste Management Licence or Pollution Prevention Control (PPC) permit issued by SEPA.

Site capacity is the tonnage of waste a regulated site is licensed or permitted to handle in a given year.

Why is this information important?

Infrastructure and capacity information are needed for waste management planning, policy decisions and reporting purposes.

How does SEPA report this information?

The national capacity report contains information on the numbers and types of licensed/permitted waste management facilities in Scotland, the tonnages of waste they handle in a given year and, where available, their licensed/permitted capacities.

The landfill capacity report contains information on the numbers and types of landfills in Scotland, the tonnages of waste they landfill in a given year and, where available, their licensed/permitted capacities. It also gives an estimation of the remaining capacities.

Summary site lists of the number and types of specific waste management facilities, such as landfills, are also available.

Where does this information come from?

The information in these reports is extracted from SEPA’s register of licensed/permitted sites and from the information supplied by operators of these sites on the quarterly licensed/permitted site return form.