Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021: business and regulatory impact assessment - final

Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for the introduction of market restrictions on problematic single-use plastic items as identified in Article 5 of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU SUPD).


17.0 Annex C: Full NPV tables by individual item

1. Cutlery

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -445,384 -231,052 214,331
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 16,607 20,701 4,095
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -98,768 27,385 -126,153
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -7,030 -14,728 -7,698
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -77,652 -98,412 -20,759
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -490,166 -457,416 32,750
Local Authorities Landfill costs -21,072 -18,246 2,826
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -220,941 -216,690 4,250
Society Indirect littering costs -12,111,272 -11,435,373 675,899
Local Authorities Residual waste -368,507 -362,225 6,282
Society Change in item costs -98,013,011 -92,765,941 5,247,069
Total   -111,837,195 -105,551,998 6,285,198

2. Plates

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -765,250 -654,055 111,195
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 36,844 38,618 -1,774
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -16,787 57,184 -73,971
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -24,768 -28,076 -3,308
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -100,249 -105,216 -4,966
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -1,040,984 -1,022,876 -18,108
Local Authorities Landfill costs -45,153 -46,522 -1,369
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -220,859 -220,311 548
Society Indirect littering costs -1,965,927 -1,860,489 105,438
Local Authorities Residual waste -747,324 -745,515 1,809
Society Change in item costs -54,615,261 -52,484,477 2,130,784
Total   -59,505,718 -57,071,734 2,433,984

3. Stirrers

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -9,935 -8,801 1,134
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) 1,856 2,427 571
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -767 -870 -104
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -25,217 -24,945 272
Local Authorities Landfill costs -749 -802 -53
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -928 -928 0
Society Indirect littering costs -83,774 -79,233 4,541
Local Authorities Residual waste -15,684 -15,684 0
Society Change in item costs -1,700,486 -1,609,517 90,970
Total   -1,835,685 -1,738,353 97,332

4. Straws

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -166,332 -130,183 36,149
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -22,319 9,137 31,456
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -1,675 -3,966 -2,291
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -201,149 -218,022 -16,872
Local Authorities Landfill costs -5,308 -6,794 -1,486
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -73,769 -81,529 -7,760
Society Indirect littering costs -13,397,519 -12,645,234 752,285
Local Authorities Residual waste -123,249 -136,478 -13,229
Society Change in item costs -27,120,992 -25,670,121 1,450,870
Total   -41,112,312 -38,883,191 2,229,121

5. Balloon sticks

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -7,562 -5,510 2,052
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 237 305 69
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -1,282 338 1,619
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -60 -160 -100
Local Authorities Recycled material 1,025 1,502 477
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -7,829 -8,327 -499
Local Authorities Landfill costs -264 -298 -34
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -3,175 -3,499 -324
Society Indirect littering costs -67,177 -61,033 6,144
Local Authorities Residual waste -5,299 -5,851 -552
Society Change in item costs -1,168,467 -1,185,360 -16,893
Total   -1,259,853 -1,267,894 -8,041

6. EPS containers

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -686,977 -642,755 44,222
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 76 270 194
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -275,271 -1,519 273,753
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -4,264 -15,499 -11,235
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -2,188 -7,754 -5,567
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -494,641 -835,718 -341,078
Local Authorities Landfill costs -23,627 -60,445 -36,818
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -90,232 -153,884 -63,652
Society Indirect littering costs -2,025,479 -2,024,168 1,311
Local Authorities Residual waste -304,085 -518,176 -214,091
Society Change in item costs -71,763,128 -92,997,356 -21,234,228
Total   -71,763,128 -92,997,356 -21,234,228

7. EPS cups

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -268,325 -291,286 -22,960
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 4,929 17,495 12,566
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 4,929 17,495 12,566
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -94,219 24,729 118,949
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -1,462 -5,311 -3,849
Local Authorities Recycled material 23,509 82,770 59,262
Local Authorities Composting costs -13,125 -46,526 -33,401
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -210,749 -408,662 -197,913
Local Authorities Landfill costs -4,618 -8,358 -3,739
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -42,984 -91,029 -48,045
Society Indirect littering costs -1,381,008 -1,380,115 894
Local Authorities Residual waste -144,555 -305,551 -160,996
Society Change in item costs -18,284,626 -21,953,908 -3,669,281
Total   -20,412,306 -24,348,255 -3,935,949

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