Reports
Reports, data, evidence and research from Zero Waste Scotland.
- Circular Economy
Characterising fish processing by-products
The objective of this project was to map both the capture fish processing supply chain and the aquaculture fish processing supply chain in Scotland.
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- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business
- Sustainable Living
Zero Waste Scotland: A Decade of Delivery
An insight in to a decade of delivery - Zero Waste Scotland's report on our impact between 2014-2024 on Scotland's circular economy.
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- Circular Economy
Feasibility Study of Regional Materials Reuse Hubs in Scotland
Our Feasibility Study of Regional Materials Reuse Hubs in Scotland is now available.
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- Circular Economy
Delivering a Circular Economy at Hagshaw Energy Cluster
Situated on the border of East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire, the Hagshaw cluster is poised to drive economic growth through wind turbine reuse, refurbishment, and remanufacturing, potentially contributing £1.6 billion to the UK economy by 2035.
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- Circular Economy
Landfill Ban Assurance Study
The landfill ban assurance study was commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland to assess Scotland’s infrastructure associated risks for implementation of ban on landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste.
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- Circular Economy
Single-use survey – what did Scotland say?
We commissioned a survey in July 2024 to measure current perceptions and opinions of people in Scotland to our consumption of single-use items.
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- Circular Economy
Scotland’s Circular Economy Practices Ecosystem
Our report ‘Scotland’s Circular Economy Practices Ecosystem’, developed in academic partnership with the University of Stirling, is significant in its transcendence of traditional thinking and approaches to the development of the circular economy in Scotland.
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- Circular Economy
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Scottish Highlands and Islands
Key findings from a qualitative study commissioned to develop understanding of the implications of implementing the three extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes in five Highlands and Islands local authorities ‘focus areas’.
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