Publication - Impact assessment

Litter and flytipping strategy: strategic environment assessment - post adoption statement

Published: 28 June 2023
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector
ISBN: 9781805259947

A strategic environmental assessment post adoption statement setting out how responses to the assessment have been taken into account for the national litter and flytipping strategy.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. Zero Waste Scotland (2013) Scotland's Litter Problem: Quantifying the scale and cost of litter and flytipping.

2. Scottish Government (2014) Towards a litter-free Scotland: a strategic approach to higher quality local environments.

3. Scottish Government (2021) Litter Strategy – five years on: review.

4. Scottish Government (2022) National litter and flytipping strategy: consultation analysis.

5. Scottish Government (2021) National litter and flytipping consultation: strategic environmental assessment.

6. The Scottish Government (2014) Towards a Litter Free Scotland: A Strategic Approach to Higher Quality Local Environments.

7. Scottish Government (2022) A Marine Litter Strategy for Scotland.

8. Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse (Scotland) 2018.

9. Environmental Protection Act 1990, Section 89.

10. The Environmental Protection (single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021.

11. Zero Waste Scotland – Extended Producer Responsibility.

12. The Scottish Government (2016) Making Things Last – A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.

13. The Scottish Government (2012) Safeguarding Scotland's Resources - A Programme for the Efficient Use of Our Materials.

14. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019.

15. Scottish Government (2020) Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 – update.

16. Scottish Government (2004/2013) Scottish Biodiversity Strategy.

17. Scottish Government (2022) Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Consultation.

18. Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's biodiversity: a route map to 2020.

19. UNEP (2021) Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies.

20. Eunomia (2023) Scale and Cost of Litter and Flytipping Scotland.

21. Carnegie (2013) Pride in Place: Tackling Incivilities.

22. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) relates to ecological status; the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) relates to environmental status. We therefore refer to both in this report.

23. The Scottish Government (2022) National Litter and Flytipping Strategy Consultation Analysis Report.

24. Consultation on National Litter and Flytipping Strategy Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report. Appendix A: Addressing Responses from Consultative Authorities.

25. Scottish Government (2021) Consultation on National Litter and Flytipping Strategy: Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report.

26. No responses were received for the public consultation from SEPA or NatureScot

27. Scottish Government (2021) Litter Strategy-five years on: review.

28. Scottish Government (2013) Strategic Environmental Assessment: guidance.