Bills and Laws

Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

This Bill requires Scottish Ministers to introduce measures to help develop a circular economy. This includes:

• Publishing a circular economy strategy
• Developing circular economy targets
• Reducing waste
• Increasing penalties for littering from vehicles
• Making sure individual householders and businesses get rid of waste in the right way
• Improving waste monitoring

The Bill was passed on 26 June 2024 and became an Act on 08 August 2024

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Contents

• Overview
• Introduced
• Stage 1 - General principles
• Stage 2 - Changes to detail
• Stage 3 - Final changes and vote
• Bill becomes an Act

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Bill becomes an Act

If the Bill is passed, it can receive Royal Assent and become an Act.

The Bill was passed on 26 June 2024 and became an Act on 08 August 2024

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