Waste data reporting
Some of the reporting carried out by the Dataflows Unit is given below.
|
Publication |
Latest reporting year |
Publication frequency |
Driver |
Next publication due |
|
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
March 2027* |
|
|
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
March 2027* |
|
|
2024 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2026 |
|
|
Household waste data - commentary and data tables
|
2024 | Annual | 1 |
October 2026 |
|
Waste landfilled in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables |
2024 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2026 |
|
Waste incinerated in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables |
2024 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2026 |
|
2024 |
Annual (capacities), Quarterly (site returns) |
1 |
Site returns updated quarterly, nine months after end of quarter. Annual capacities updated with quarter four. |
|
|
2024 |
Quarterly |
2 |
Quarterly data published within six months of submission deadline: Q1 (Jan-Mar) = by end Oct |
Drivers
1 Scottish Government Making Things Last – A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland (23 Feb 2016); European Union Waste Statistics Regulations (EC 2150/2002) (25 Nov 2002)
2 Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Recovery Facilities (March 2015)
Notes*
The publication of the 2024 WFAS statistics, originally scheduled to be published in March 2026, is delayed and will now be published together with the 2025 WFAS statistics in March 2027.