Waste data reporting
Some of the reporting carried out by the Dataflows Unit is given below.
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Publication |
Latest reporting year |
Publication frequency |
Driver |
Next publication due |
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2018 |
Annual |
1 |
March 2021 |
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2018 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2020 (Original publication date was September 2020. We have changed the publication date from September 2020 to October 2020 for this year only as a result of COVID19 related matters. The publication depends on data returns from local authorities and one local authority has been unable to submit on time as a result of officer absence and reprioritisation of work.) |
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Household waste data - commentary and data tables
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2018 | Annual | 1 |
October 2020 (Original publication date was September 2020. We have changed the publication date from September 2020 to October 2020 for this year only as a result of COVID19 related matters. The publication depends on data returns from local authorities and one local authority has been unable to submit on time as a result of officer absence and reprioritisation of work.) |
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Waste landfilled in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables Waste incinerated in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables |
2018 |
Annual |
1 |
September 2020 |
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2018 |
Annual |
1 |
April 2021 | |
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2018 |
Annual |
1 |
August 2020 | |
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Scottish waste site return summary data
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2019 |
Quarterly |
1 | Quarterly data published: Q1 (Jan-Mar) = by end Oct Q2 (Apr-Jun) = by end Jan Q3 (Jul-Sept) = by end Apr Q4 (Oct-Dec) = by end Aug |
| 2017 |
Annual |
1 | May 2020 | |
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2018 |
Quarterly |
2 |
Quarterly data published within six months of submission deadline: Q1 (Jan-Mar) = by end Oct
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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)