While the Scottish Government agrees that phasing out the incineration of plastic waste is key to decarbonisation, our approach must be balanced, as banning it outright could lead to an increase in inappropriate disposal.Our Circular Economy and Waste Route Map (published in December 2024) sets out a series of ongoing and future policy commitments to deliver increased reuse and recycling in accordance with our Circular Economy goals and help drive the reduction in fossil-based plastics going to incineration.This includes policies such as banning single use plastic items (came into force in 2022), the implementation of the packaging extended producer responsibility scheme (first payments in November 2025), the proposal to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to include fossil-based emissions from incineration (from 2028) and a new, statutory household recycling Code...