SEPA have published their waste summary reports. The Zero Waste Plan recycling targets for 2012 and 2020 will be applied to household waste only. Therefore from Q1 2011-2012 (April – June 2011) SEPA commenced publishing household waste summary reports. Household waste is waste generated by households (and not as defined by the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 which are concerned with charging for collection.)
Only household waste is now used to measure Scotland’s progress towards the recycling targets. In previous years the recycling and composting rate was based on Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste (LACMW).
Household waste includes household collection rounds, other household collections such as bulky waste collections, waste deposited by householders at household waste recycling Centres and recycling points/ bring banks.
The new definition excludes non-domestic properties which were previously counted.
The reports and more information can be found by clicking the following link:
Scottish Household Waste Summary Reports
Source: SEPA