Reports
Reports, data, evidence and research from Zero Waste Scotland.
- Circular Economy
Material Flow Accounts Data and Reports
Zero Waste Scotland has published the nation’s most in-depth Material Flow Account (MFA) to date, highlighting risks to Scotland’s resource resilience.
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- Circular Economy
- Climate Crisis
Material Flow Accounts (MFA)
Understanding Scotland’s raw material footprint.
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- Circular Economy
Built Environment Roadmap to Circularity
Developed in partnership with industry, the built environment Roadmap is a targeted action plan that guides the sector through Scotland’s transition to a circular economy - identifying challenges, enabling change, and unlocking environmental, economic, and social benefits.
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- Plastics
- Recycling
Impact of the extension of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to Energy from Waste on Scottish local authorities
Research assessing the scale of the impact of the extension of the UK emissions trading scheme to energy from waste on Scottish Local authorities.
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- Construction
- Circular Economy
Systems Mapping of Scotland’s Built Environment and Energy Infrastructure Sectors
Zero Waste Scotland have published interactive systems maps of Scotland's built environment and energy infrastructure sectors to illustrate the factors influencing circular economy principles and practices.
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- Circular Economy
Energy Infrastructure Roadmap to Circularity
Developed in partnership with industry, the energy infrastructure Roadmap is a targeted action plan that guides the sector through Scotland’s transition to a circular economy - identifying challenges, enabling change, and unlocking environmental, economic, and social benefits.
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- Circular Economy
Carbon emissions scenarios for recycling Scotland's steel scrap
Carbon emissions scenarios for recycling Scotland's steel scrap published in 2026 seeks to understand the potential climate change impacts associated with a range of scenarios for how Scotland’s scrap steel could be recycled.
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- Circular Economy
Scotland’s Ports: Circular Economy Practices Survey
The insights gathered through this survey provide a clearer picture of current progress and readiness across the sector, relating to current facilities, capacity, skills, and knowledge.
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- Construction
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business