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[[Category: Legislation & Policy]]
The regulations in Scotland in essence go ‘one-step further’ than their England and Wales counterpart, making the following provisions:

*All businesses, public sector and not-for-profit organisations are required to present metal, plastic, glass, paper and card (including cardboard) for separate collection from 1 January 2014.

*Food businesses (except in rural areas) which produce over 50 kg of food waste per week to present that food waste for separate collection from 1 January 2014.

*Food businesses (except in rural areas) which produce over 5 kg of food waste per week to present that food waste for separate collection from 1 January 2016.

*Local authorities to provide a minimum recycling service to householders.

*Waste contractors to provide collection and treatment services which deliver high quality recycling.

*A ban on any metal, plastic, glass, paper, card and food collected separately for recycling from going to [[incineration]] or [[landfill]] from 1 January 2014.

*All new incinerators must ensure that metals and dense plastics have been removed from residual [[municipal waste]] prior to incineration.

*A ban on biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill from 1 January 2021<ref>SEPA, 2019. [https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/waste/zero-waste/ Zero Waste. Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Sepa.org.uk.] [online][Accessed 21 Nov. 2019]. </ref> <ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016657/contents The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. (2012). Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments, legislation.gov.uk.] ISBN 978-0-11-101665-7. </ref>.

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