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Scotland generates lowest amount of household waste since 2011

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data for 2022.  

The latest Radioactivity in Food and the Environment Report (RIFE 28) has been published today (2 November) and shows that levels and concentrations of man-made radioactivity measured in the environment during 2022 were well within international dose limits.

“Scotland’s water quality is at its highest level ever, with 87% of our water environment rated as good or better. This year, Scotland also has a record-breaking number of bathing waters rated as ‘excellent’.

New data published by SEPA reveals Scotland generated 9.58 million tonnes of waste in 2021, of which 56.3% was recycled.

This is a policy statement and relates to the 2023 pollutant emissions and waste transfers from SEPA-regulated industrial sites Official Statistics published at 9.30am on Tuesday 01 October 2024 and available on SEPA's website.