Waste sites and capacity information

SEPA has developed detailed reports on waste management sites in Scotland holding a Waste Management Licence or Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) permit with SEPA. Further details on landfill sites in Scotland are available on the Landfill sites and capacity reports page.

The waste sites and capacity report has two parts:

• A PDF document summarising waste capacity in Scotland.
• An Excel spreadsheet listing the numbers and types of licensed/permitted waste management facilities in Scotland and, where available, the tonnages of waste they handle in a given year and their licensed/permitted capacities.

It is important to consider capacity information in conjunction with actual tonnages handled and the number of data quarters submitted in that year.

The data 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.

Report	Reporting Year	Size
Waste Sites and Capacity Report for Scotland List of waste sites and capacities in Scotland	2010 2010	(407kb)   (11mb)
Waste Sites and Capacity Report for Scotland List of waste sites and capacities in Scotland	2009 2009	(531k)  (12.1mb)
Waste Sites and Capacity Report for Scotland List of waste sites and capacities in Scotland	2008 2008	(278k)   (5.7mb)
Waste Sites and Capacity Report for Scotland List of waste sites and capacities in Scotland	2007 2007	(94k)   (1.41mb)

The reports contain the following information, where available:

• Operational status of site;
• Licence/permit number;
• Site location (for example, local authority and National Grid Reference);
• Site activity (for example, landfill, incinerator, civic amenity site);
• Licensed waste types (household, commercial, industrial, special, inert);
• Annual capacity in tonnes (as stated in licence/permit);
• Tonnage of waste handled per year (from statutory returns).

The annual capacity of a facility is not always stated on a PPC permit.  Also, not all facilities that handle waste without being permitted under PPC Chapter 5 & 6.8b are included in the reports, for example, cement kilns.  SEPA is working towards completing this information.

These reports are important for waste management planning and policy decisions.  They are also needed for reporting under the European Union Waste Statistics Regulations

Maps showing the locations and types of waste management facilities in Scotland are available at on the waste infrastructure maps page. Further details on landfill sites are given in the landfill sites & capacity information reports.