Waste data for Scotland

Waste from all sources Discover Data tool
Last updated: 15th July 2025

Household Waste Discover Data tool
Last updated: 28th October 2025

This page presents data and information on the types and quantities of waste generated and managed across Scotland.

The Scotland’s Environment Waste Discover Data tool presents waste from all sources, i.e. from households, the construction and demolition sector, and from commerce and industry. The tool shows a break-down of waste types from 2011 onwards and the trend for Scottish waste landfilled since 2005. All data can be exported to Excel if required.

The Scotland’s Environment Household Waste Discover Data tool shows waste from household sources only. The tool shows a break-down of household waste generated and managed by waste type from 2011 onwards and the trends for household waste generated, recycled and managed since 2004. All data can be exported to Excel if required.

As well as the Discover tools, the table below shows:

Excel summaries of waste data generated and managed across Scotland;
Excel summaries of the types and quantities of waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland each year;
commentary and quality reports to accompany the data.

All the waste data reported on this page are now published as Official Statistics. You can find out more about this from the Official Statistics webpage.

The publication schedule for all the data on this page is set out on our Waste data reporting page.

Commentary documents, Excel data tables and quality reports

Publication	Reporting year	When published
Waste incinerated in Scotland summary data and text, data tables, pre-release access list and quality report	2024	28th October 2025
Waste landfilled in Scotland summary data and text, data tables, pre-release access list and quality report	2024	28th October 2025
Waste from all sources summary data and text, data tables, pre-release access list and quality report	2023	15th July 2025
Waste incinerated in Scotland summary data and text, data tables, pre-release access list and quality report	2023	29th October 2024
Waste landfilled in Scotland summary data and text, data tables, pre-release access list and quality report	2023	29th October 2024
Waste from all sources: summary document and commentary text (word)	2022	26th March 2024
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2022 (excel)	2022	26th March 2024
Waste from all sources: pre-release access list 2022 (word)	2022	26th March 2024
Waste from all sources: quality report 2022 (word)	2022	22nd May 2024
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2022	23rd October 2023
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2022	17th October 2023
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2022	23rd October 2023
Waste from all sources: summary document and commentary text	2021	28th March 2023 (revised 12-6-23)
Waste from all sources: waste data table 2021	2021	28th March 2023 (revised 12-6-23)
Waste data quality report 2021	2021	31st March 2023
Waste from all sources: pre-release access list 2021	2021	28th March 2023
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
>Waste Landfilled in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2021	27th September 2022
2020 Limited Waste Data Tables (Excel)	2020	12 April 2022
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste incinerated in Scotland Statistical Commentary (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Quality Report (PDF)	2020	7th December 2021
Waste Landfilled In Scotland and Waste Incinerated in Scotland - Statement (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Incineration Pre Release Access List (Word)	2019	September 2020
Incineration Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Landfill Pre Release Access List (Word)	2019	September 2020
Landfill Pre Release Access List (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Waste Data Quality Report Waste Incinerated in Scotland (Word)	2019	September 2020
Waste Data Quality Report Waste Incinerated in Scotland (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Waste Data Quality Report Waste Landfilled in Scotland (Word)	2019	September 2020
Waste Data Quality Report Waste Landfilled in Scotland (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Waste Incinerated Commentary (Word)	2019	September 2020
Waste Incinerated Commentary (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Waste Incinerated in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2019	September 2020
Waste Landfilled Commentary (Word)	2019	September 2020
Waste Landfilled Commentary (PDF)	2019	September 2020
Waste Landfilled in Scotland Data Tables (Excel)	2019	September 2020
Waste from all sources summary document and commentary text	2018	March 2020
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2018	2018	March 2020
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2018 - summary document and commentary text	2018	Sept 2019
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2018 – data tables	2018	Sept 2019
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2018 - summary document and commentary text	2018	Sept 2019
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2018 – data tables	2018	Sept 2019
Waste from all sources summary document and commentary text	2017	May 2019
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2017	2017	May 2019
Waste data quality report 2017	2017	July 2019
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2017 - summary document and commentary text	2017	Sept 2018
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2017 – data tables	2017	Sept 2018
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2017 - summary document and commentary text	2017	Sept 2018
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2017 – data tables	2017	Sept 2018
Waste from all sources summary document and commentary text	2016	Sept 2018
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2016	2016	Sept 2018
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2016 - summary document and commentary text	2016	Sept 2017
Waste landfilled in Scotland 2016 – data tables	2016	Sept 2017
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2016 - summary document and commentary text	2016	Sept 2017
Waste incinerated in Scotland 2016 – data tables	2016	Sept 2017
Waste data quality report 2016	2016	Sept 2017
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2015	2015
Waste from all sources summary document and commentary text	2015
Waste data quality report 2015	2015
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2014	2014
Waste from all sources summary document and commentary text	2014
Waste data quality report 2014	2014
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2013	2013
Waste data quality report 2013	2012
Waste from all sources: waste data tables 2012	2012
Waste data quality report 2012	2012
Waste data tables 2011	2011
Waste data quality report 2011	2011