Reports
Reports, data, evidence and research from Zero Waste Scotland.
- Sustainable Business
Battery use in Scotland now and in the future
Zero Waste Scotland, in partnership with Transport Scotland and Scottish Enterprise has published new research forecasting battery demand in Scotland over the next 25 years.
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- At Home
The composition of household waste at the kerbside in 2014-15
This report provides new estimates for the composition of household waste collected at the kerbside in Scotland in 2014-15, from the physical analysis of waste.
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- Circular Economy
The Future of Work
Baseline Employment Analysis and Skills Pathways for the Circular Economy in Scotland.
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- Fashion & Beauty
Valuing our clothes report
The report highlights opportunities across the supply chain to reduce the resource impacts of clothing supply, use and disposal.
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- Circular Economy
Consumption Reduction Targets (Legal Status Research)
Zero Waste Scotland research shows that other countries have taken a range of approaches to setting consumption reduction targets, and did not identify any legally binding consumption reduction targets in other countries.
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- Circular Economy
Maximising value from agricultural ‘waste’
Report identifies high-value opportunities from co-products and residues of Scotland’s agricultural industry.
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- Circular Economy
How should Scotland manage its scrap steel?
Zero Waste Scotland has published the first in a series of papers looking at the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the production of Scottish steel.
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- Circular Economy
Understanding the vehicle tyre market in Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland commissioned Eunomia Research and Consulting to assess the current state of the Scottish vehicle tyre market and consider policy mechanisms which could be used to create a circular economy for tyres in Scotland.
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- Circular Economy
Measuring Scotland’s progress towards a circular economy
Scotland stands at the forefront of the battle against the climate crisis, recognizing that the production, consumption, and wastage of goods, services, and materials contribute significantly to carbon emissions.
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