Scottish Government Code of Practise on Litter and Refuse. Consultation on renewal

21st July 2017

Your institution has formal responsibilities around litter and refuse – have your say on the new Code of Practice.

The Scottish government is in the process of updating the 2006 ‘Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse’ statutory guidance, issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 89. Before laying this new code in parliament Zero Waste Scotland is running a short consultation on behalf of the government to gather feedback on the proposed Code of Practice from those organisations who will be using the new guidance.
 
The main changes to the new guidance include; emphasis on the role of prevention (particularly for duty 1), revised grades and response times for each duty and greater clarity about where litter/refuse should be removed from.
 
All relevant resources from the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland, including the draft of the guidance, are available to download from this page.
 

The survey will be open until Friday 25 August 2017, click here to access.

 
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this process please do not hesitate to contact David Barnes, by emailing or by telephone on 07816 224192.