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Any remediation activity to address land contamination should be designed and planned so risks can be managed appropriately. It is commonly thought that remediation can only result in an environmental improvement. However, while the remediation of chemically contaminated land and the associated water environment is carried out with improvement in mind, the remedial activity itself has the potential to adversely affect human health or the Any remediation activity to address land contamination should be designed and planned so risks can be managed appropriately. It is commonly thought that remediation can only result in an environmental improvement. However, while the remediation of chemically contaminated land and the associated water environment is carried out with improvement in mind, the remedial activity itself has the potentia

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

What are the regulations that apply to packaging waste? There are two sets of UK-wide packaging waste regulations which extend the principle of ‘the polluter pays’ to ensure that businesses who produce packaging waste take responsibility for it at the end of its life: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 updates the previous regulations from 200

Publication When reported When published Household waste summary data and text, pre-release access list and quality report 2023 29th October 2024 Household waste summary data and text 2022 17th October Household waste summary data 2022 17th October Pre-release access list 2022 17th October Household waste quality report 2022 23rd October 2023 Household waste summary data and tex

Waste from all sources Discover Data tool Household Waste Discover Data tool Last updated: 26th March 2024 Last updated: 17th October 2023 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 demolit

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Economic growth and globalisation have led to a worldwide increase of waste transports across borders, whether by road, rail, air or sea. Waste shipments can create risks for human health and the environment and is a regulated activity. Exporting plastic waste - Changes to Basel convention coming into force 1 January 2021 The Basel Convention on the control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous w

The European Union Waste Statistics Regulation (2150/2002/EC) came into force in November 2002. It requires all Member States to provide data to the European Commission every two years on the generation and treatment of waste and on the number and capacity of waste management facilities. In this context, waste treatment covers incineration, recovery and disposal. The aim of the Regulation is to es

Our online application service for registering waste exemptions is now available. The table of activities you can register through this service is below. To register your exemption, you'll need the following information: the name and address of the legal entity registering the exemption; and where the activity will take place. If you have this information it should take no longer than five minut

If you transport waste, or arrange the transport of waste for others, it’s likely that you will need to register with SEPA as a waste carrier, broker, or professional collector and transporter of waste. The definitions below will help you identify what you need to register as. Waste carriers A waste carrier is a person (or establis