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Introduction Accredited reprocessors or exporters recycle or recover waste packaging discarded by United Kingdom (UK) businesses and households. They sell electronic packaging recovery notes (ePRNs) and electronic packaging export recovery notes (ePERNs) and reinvest the income into the recycling of packaging. Packaging producers, or their compliance schemes, buy ePRNs and ePERNs as evidence that

Pen layout changes at marine finfish farms Published: March 2024 1. Authorisation of pen layout changes 1.1 All pen layout changes require prior-authorisation from SEPA. To obtain authorisation, operators must apply to SEPA to very their existing SEPA permit. 1.2 All such applications will be subject to screening, environmental risk assessment (see section 2). This assessment will determine whethe

How to register a septic tank. If you're not connected the the public sewer, you probably use a private sewage treatment system, such as a septic tank or package treatment plant. This might only deal with the sewage and wastewater from your property, or it could be from several properties. This type of system discharges to land or water and could cause pollution. By law, it must be registered. If you're not sure if your treatme

Maintaining your private sewage treatment system is one of the conditions of your registration. This is important to prevent pollution. If your property has a private sewage treatment system, it is your responsibility to maintain it. This includes any pipes going to and from the systems and any outfall pipes. If your property has a shared private sewage treatment system, responsibility for maintai

Link page to waste data pages. Data returns Many environmental licences include a requirement to submit data returns or other reporting requirements on an annual or quarterly basis. What should you do? We are now actively reviewing many of the data returns and kindly request you to submit any outstanding returns for the following areas: Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) - SPRI returns are due by the 28th of February e

Data returns Many environmental licences include a requirement to submit data returns or other reporting requirements on an annual or quarterly basis. What should you do? We are now actively reviewing many of the data returns and kindly request you to submit any outstanding returns for the following areas: Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) - SPRI returns are due by the 28th of February e

Special waste consignment notes (SWCN) All special (hazardous) waste produced in Scotland must be consigned using a special waste consignment note (SWCN) bearing a unique SEPA-issued code, regardless of its final destination within the UK. You do not have to use a SEPA-issued note; however, if you choose to design your own note, or use one from another source, you should ensure it contains all the

Scotland’s soils are an important natural resource providing a wide range of benefits for people, the environment and the economy. It is essential to protect soils to ensure they are able to continue to provide these benefits for future generations. Why are soils important? Soils are a vital natural resource as they carry out a wide range of essential functions, such as growing food and timber, co

What is an elevated building? A building where structures such as pillars or stilts are used to raise it above the expected flood water level. The ground below the building remains at risk of flooding and allows for the free flow of water. Context for this position statement This position statement constitutes part of ‘relevant SEPA advice’ as referred to in criterion a) iv of the National Plannin

Recognising the role that hydrogen can play to help decarbonise the energy system and make a positive contribution towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions objectives, the Scottish Government has published its Hydrogen Policy Statement (2020) and Action Plan (2022). The UK Government has published a Hydrogen Strategy which sets out the approach to developing a low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK