Reports
Reports, data, evidence and research from Zero Waste Scotland.
- 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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- 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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- Circular Economy
Biostabilisation Report 2022
Waste treatment options explored in new Biostabilisation Report from Zero Waste Scotland.
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- Circular Economy
Circularity Gap Report
The Circularity Gap Report Scotland, launched in collaboration with Circle Economy, is the first-ever quantitative analysis of the state of the circular economy in Scotland.
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- Reuse
The environmental benefits of reusable plastic over single-use products
This page links to the evidence compiled from studies done using the principles of life cycle analysis for typical reusable plastic products compared to single-use plastic ones.
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- Food & Drink
- Sustainable Business
Good to Go pilot report
A project to pilot promoted doggy bags for leftover food to customers.
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- Circular Economy
- Climate Crisis
The future of onshore wind decommissioning in Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland has developed the first-ever forecast into onshore wind decommissioning in Scotland.
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- Sustainable Living
Consumer attitudes towards reusable menstrual products in Scotland
One in ten Scots have already switched to reusable period products – and far more are willing to try.
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