Reports
Reports, data, evidence and research from Zero Waste Scotland.
- Circular Economy
- Climate Crisis
Scottish Waste Environmental Footprint Tool (SWEFT)
The Scottish Waste Environmental Footprint Tool (SWEFT) provides a holistic picture of the environmental impact of the things we dispose of from our homes.
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- Sustainable Living
The Circularity Living Tracker
The tracker highlights the understanding, behaviours, and attitudes of the public towards the circular economy.
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- Circular Economy
Circular economy perspectives and sustainable decision-making in times of crisis
Understanding the complexity of likely impacts, both positive and negative, on a just, circular transition to net zero is pivotal to moving towards a circular economy and mitigating climate and biodiversity crises.
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- Construction
Built Environment and Embodied Carbon
Explore the issue of, and potential solutions to, embodied carbon in Scotland’s built environment.
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- At Home
Household Waste Composition Analysis
This report provides estimates for the composition of household waste collected at the kerbside in Scotland, from the physical analysis of waste.
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- Sustainable Business
Producer Responsibility for the Circular Economy
To achieve a more circular economy, this report builds on traditional extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy.
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- Circular Economy
Circular Steel in Scotland
This report considers the landscape and opportunities for steel scrap generation in Scotland and its subsequent treatment, and to explore what opportunities there may be for increasing the circularity of the steel within Scotland.
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- Circular Economy
Scotland’s Ports: A Future Vision
This report considers the role Scottish ports can play in achieving a circular economy for Scotland. It highlights opportunities for ports to act as hubs providing space and logistics for offshore energy facilities and identifies ways Scottish ports can embed more circularity in their business practices.
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- Climate Crisis
- Plastics
- Recycling
Environmental impact of single-use e-cigarettes
In January 2023 the Scottish Government commissioned Zero Waste Scotland to carry out a review of the environmental impact of and potential policy options for improving the management of single-use e-cigarettes, reducing pollution and enhancing the safe recycling of the products they contain.
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