Information on Scotland's waste infrastructure is now more accessible than ever thanks to new interactive online maps published (Tuesday 30 March) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
The maps, at both national and local authority level, show the location of existing waste management facilities in Scotland, and contain underlying information on the amount and type of waste handled at each facility.
Three maps have been prepared at national level to show the following licensed and permitted waste management facilities:
· landfills;
· energy from waste and other incinerators;
· Pet cemeteries and pet crematoria.
Individual maps have also been prepared showing all operational licensed and permitted waste management facilities within each local authority area. A full list of the facility types shown on these maps are:
- landfills;
- energy from waste plant and other incinerators;
- pet cemeteries/pet crematoria;
- civic amenity sites (recycling centres);
- metal recyclers (includes end of life vehicle and authorised treatment facilities);
- transfer stations;
- composting sites;
- anaerobic digestion plant;
- other treatment sites;
- multiple activity sites (those operating more than one activity).
Campbell Gemmell, SEPA's Chief Executive, said: "These maps are important and useful on several levels. Not only will they allow SEPA to further streamline its planning advice but they will also provide a wealth of publicly available information on waste and recycling facilities. This will be a real asset for the other key players in Scotland's planning system, in national and local government, the development sector and local communities right across Scotland."
The new maps can be found here