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Waste site information
Description of the type of data held about waste sites and why we collect it.
Description of the type of data held about waste sites and why we collect it.
Scottish waste sites and capacity tool
Information
Reporting years
Last updated
Landfill sites and capacity (Annual)
2014 - 2024
January 2026
Waste sites and capacity (Annual)
2014 - 2024
January 2026
Site return data (Quarterly)
Q1 2007 – Q4 2024
January 2026
Waste sites and capacity information
This Scottish waste sites and capacity tool provides an annual summar
Activities exempt from waste management licensing
Information regarding activities that may be exempt from waste management licensing, and the statutory controls to prevent environmental pollution and harm to human health
Information regarding activities that may be exempt from waste management licensing, and the statutory controls to prevent environmental pollution and harm to human health
From the 1st November 2025, you will no longer be able to apply for the exemptions listed on this page. The information on this page remains to help existing exemption holders comply with their legal obligations, before transitioning to the new Environmental Authorisation (Scotland) Regulation (EASR) framework for authorisations. To find out what authorisation you will need when your exemption exp
Radioactive waste advisers
There is a requirement under European law for people who keep or use radioactive material, or who accumulate or dispose of radioactive waste, to appoint advisers, known as ‘radiation protection experts’ to advise them on radiological protection.
There is a requirement under European law for people who keep or use radioactive material, or who accumulate or dispose of radioactive waste, to appoint advisers, known as ‘radiation protection experts’ to advise them on radiological protection.
Radioactive waste advisers are specialists in radioactive waste disposal and environmental radiation protection.
There is a requirement under European law for people who manage radioactive substances to appoint advisers, known as ‘radiation protection experts’ to advise them on radiological protection.
In the UK, radiation protection experts working in for radioactive waste management and environm
Zero Waste
SEPA works with the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland to achieve the objectives and targets of the Zero Waste Plan, published in 2010.
We have a wide range of responsibilities including regulating waste management activities such as landfills, incinerators and the export of waste, administering the producer responsibility schemes for packaging, WEEE and batteries, collecting and interpre
Waste Maps
Interactive tool that presents information about SEPA permitted waste sites in a series of tables and charts. Information displayed can be tailored by the use of filters.
Interactive tool that presents information about SEPA permitted waste sites in a series of tables and charts. Information displayed can be tailored by the use of filters.
The waste maps in this tool depict waste management facilities in Scotland at a national and local authority level. The maps are located in two tabs:
Landfill map tab – displays the location of all landfill sites in Scotland. The landfill sites displayed on this map are coloured by landfill type (hazardous, inert, non-hazardous) and the operational status is depicted by the shape of the site on t
Authorisations and permits
In this section you will find information about whether you need to apply for authorisation and the process.
In this section you will find information about whether you need to apply for authorisation and the process.
The information on this page will not be valid from the 1st November as we transition to the new Environmental Authorisation (Scotland) Regulation (EASR) framework for authorisations. Please view the new Authorisations and Compliance page on the BETA version of our site.
The following pages are now available on our beta website:
Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations (EASR)
Private s
Waste data
SEPA is responsible for reporting national waste statistics to the Scottish Government and European Union among others. As regulator, SEPA also has a duty to assess whether waste management sites comply with the conditions of their licence or permit.
To do this, SEPA collects and verifies data from a number of sources, mainly:
Operators of all licensed and most permitted waste management sites
Op
Aquaculture Regulatory
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
The role of regulation in aquacultire and the process for applying for a licence to operate a fish farm.
Emamectin Benzoate position
The below statement sets out our interim position on the environmental standards that we will apply when assessing new applications to discharge or increase volumes of in-feed sea lice medicine containing emamectin benzoate.
We have requested that the UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) consider all the available scientific evidence and make recommendations to Scottish