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In Focus Guide | Scotland publishes Digital Waste Tracking Regulations

The Scottish Ministers have published the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations SSI 2026/145, which introduce a system of digital waste tracking from 1 January 2027 in Scotland.

The Regulations apply to the operators of facilities that have a permit to carry out a waste activity under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations SSI 2018/219. This free guide provides a clear overview of the key considerations you need to be aware of.

This guide covers:

  • Legislative background
  • Digital records
  • Fees to be paid
  • What if there is an outage?
  • What happens if the operator has no digital access?
  • Offences
  • What happens next?

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