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Find information about our Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) with Superglass here. Through this Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA), SEPA and Superglass have agreed to work collaboratively to deliver powerful environmental performance. The agreement aims to enable Superglass to further move its business towards long-term prosperity (environmental, social and economic success) by identifying opportunities for Superglass to go beyond compliance and develop new and innovative produc

We are responsible for regulating the keeping and use of radioactive substances and the accumulation and disposal of radioactive wastes. These pages describe the development of the UK strategy for managing wastes containing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). Naturally occurring radioactive materials exist in the earth’s crust as a result of the decay of heavy elements produced by cosmic processes. In their natural state they are not considered waste. NORM waste is produced when activities including mining and the processing of minerals and contaminated earth concentrate NORM. It is also produced as a result of maintenance and decommissioning of equipm

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

Recycling materials has the potential to bring significant economic and environmental benefits to Scotland. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 require that all waste producers (excluding householders) take reasonable steps to present key dry recyclables such as glass, metals, plastics, paper and card (including cardboard) for separate collection. The regulations also require some food businesse

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

Food and other organic wastes can be treated by composting and anaerobic digestion to produce valuable resources such as fertiliser and biogas. Composting and anaerobic digestion are increasingly being used as an alternative to landfill and we have an important role to play in ensuring these are correctly managed and regulated. What is composting? Composting is the autothermic (self-heating) and t

Definition of waste guidance Is it waste? - SEPA Guidance Supplementary Guidance to “Is it waste?" Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) guidance Guide to scheme articles, non-scheme articles and non-Scottish articles Guide to deposit labelling and signage Healthcare waste guidance Guidance for the storage and treatment of healthcare waste End-of-waste guidance Guidance on the Production of Fully Rec