Incinerators will not be granted in Scotland

In response to an Independent Review on Waste Incineration in Scotland, the Scottish Government have stated that they will:

"Ensure no further planning permission is granted to incineration infrastructure... unless balanced by an equal or greater closure of capacity."

Where there is an incinerator need, this will be located in a more rural setting. Read more here:

https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2022/06/scottish-government-response-stop-sort-burn-bury-independent-review-role-incineration-waste-hierarchy-scotland/documents/scottish-government-response-stop-sort-burn-bury-independent-review-role-incineration-waste-hierarchy-scotland/scottish-government-response-stop-sort-burn-bury-independent-review-role-incineration-waste-hierarchy-scotland/govscot%3Adocument/scottish-government-response-stop-sort-burn-bury-independent-review-role-incineration-waste-hierarchy-scotland.pdf