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An additional 795kt incineration capacity, over and above that which currently exists, will be operational in Scotland by the start of 2021. A further 385kt is expected to become operational in the year following the ban. We continue to keep developments in the sector under review and are commissioning a waste markets study to consider future requirements.

There is no specific funding to reduce the number of Absorbent Hygiene Products going to landfill or incineration. Our work is focussed on reducing all waste and helping Scotland implement a ban on biodegradable municipal waste (that includes Absorbent Hygiene Products) waste to landfill by January 2021.

While the use of powers contained within the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 is an operational matter for local authorities, the Scottish Government collects data on the use of dog control notices by local authorities under the 2010 Act. 

A table has been lodged with SPIce detailing information on the use of the 2010 Act since it came into force in February 2011. This has reference BIB 59967.

On 28 June 2018, the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee launched a call for evidence as part of their post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010. The Committee's call for evidence closes on ‎ 5 October and can be found at the following link:

The Scottish Government will engage with the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee as post-legislative scrutiny of the 2010 Act is undertaken.

Zero Waste Scotland has received 284 Stage 1 applications. 111 have been approved to Stage 2 Application stage, 26 are still being assessed or clarified and 147 have been rejected. In addition, 69 Stage 2 ‘Full Applications’ have been received. 18 have been approved/contracted, 21 are being assessed or clarified and 30 have been rejected.

The spend profile for the CEIF is forecast to be £4.58m this year. Spend against profile will be monitored on a regular basis.

The metrics that are monitored to measure the impact of the Circular Economy Investment Fund (CEIF) include:

• Greenhouse gas reduction;
• low-carbon investment levered into Scotland by Private and institutional investors;
• and employment in low-carbon sector in Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland has a robust monitoring procedure for all projects funded by the CEIF. For each grant awarded, quarterly monitoring returns are required for three years following implementation, and these will be supported by site visits or other impact assessment where required. This monitoring procedure allows the capture of metrics beyond the targets listed here, including qualitative benefits, which can be bespoke to the specific nature of the project.

The Scottish Food Waste Reduction Target aims to reduce food waste by 33% by 2025. We are working on an action plan which will provide greater detail on measures to be taken in Scotland which we expect to publish by the end of the year. This will include further information on the contribution we expect from the different measures being pursued.

Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Operations within its Resource Efficient Circular Economy Programme 2014-20, which includes the Circular Economy Investment Fund and supporting activities, has targets for the following:

• Annual identified carbon savings (tCO2 eq) by 2018 = 25,922t
• Cumulative lifetime identified carbon savings by 2018 = 775,440t
• Low-carbon investment levered into Scotland by Private and institutional investors, target of £11.6m.
• Employment in low-carbon sector in Scotland, target of 343 jobs

This information is not held centrally.