Waste Management
Scottish Parliament Written answers, 27 October 2009
Robin Harper (Green) | Question S3W-28148
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has recently issued guidance to the demolition industry or landfill operators to ensure that construction waste containing special or hazardous materials, such as plastic foam insulation containing ozone-depleting substances from steel-clad buildings, is disposed off correctly.
Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published guidance in July 2008 on the current legal requirements for the disposal of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) material.
This can be found at :
I understand that SEPA have also written to the National Federation of Demolition Contractors to highlight that this guidance is available and to ensure that it is suitable for the needs of the industry.