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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-37683

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 16 May 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 May 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the timeline for the remaining implementation steps ahead of the ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill coming into force on 31 December 2025.


Answer

Scotland was the first nation in the UK to introduce a ban on landfilling biodegradable municipal waste. As set out in Regulation 11 of the Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 the ban comes into force on 31 December 2025