To ask the Scottish Government how much hospital waste has been (a) generated and (b) stored at sites in Scotland in each month in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021. a) The following table shows the amount of clinical waste generated by the NHS in Scotland in 2020 and 2021: Year Month Waste (tonnes) 2020 January 1,568 February 1,472 March 1,602 April 1,415 May 1,404 June 1,528 July 1,605 August 1,926 September 1,637 October 1,701 November 1,690 December 1,634 2021 January 1,578 b) NHS sites do not routinely store waste, waste that is generated on site remains on site until the next scheduled collection.