This approach allows organisations to make informed decisions their waste management options based on the wider carbon impact of different disposal routes. Organisation XX used this calculator to evaluate the wider impact of the management of their waste using Zero Waste Scotland’s Carbon Metric calculator. The results are outlined in XX below: Table XX: Carbon Metric: carbon impacts of waste management Headline category impact Impact (tCO2e) per tonne (tCO2e per tonne) Overall carbon impact of waste XX Baseline year (20XX) XX Reporting year (20XX) XX (xx%) Difference For reporting year XX XX Impact from prevention Impact from recycling/composting XX XX Impact from incineration XX XX Impact from landfill XX XX Whilst is currently no mandatory requirement for measuring the carbon impact of waste, the Scottish Government has stated that it “expects that a number of exemplar organisations will be early adopters of the metric as a way of better understanding and reporting the impact of their waste management practices.” Future carbon footprinting: organisational processes XX aims to expand the operational boundary of the carbon footprint in the future to include emission sources currently excluded such as Business Travel by public transport. This will increase the accuracy of the calculated footprint and enable better measurement of progress in emission reduction. Currently, any progress made by the organisation in reducing emissions from excluded sources will not be reflected in a reduced carbon footprint.
This approach allows organisations to make informed decisions their waste management options based on the wider carbon impact of different disposal routes. Organisation XX used this calculator to evaluate the wider impact of the management of their waste using Zero Waste Scotland’s Carbon Metric calculator. The results are outlined in XX below: Table XX: Carbon Metric: carbon impacts of waste management Headline category impact (tCO2e) Impact per tonne (tCO2e per tonne) Overall carbon impact of waste Baseline year (20XX) XX Reporting year (20XX) XX Difference XX (xx%) For reporting year Impact from prevention XX XX Impact from recycling/composting XX XX Impact from incineration XX XX Impact from landfill XX XX Whilst is currently no mandatory requirement for measuring the carbon impact of waste, the Scottish Government has stated that it “expects that a number of exemplar organisations will be early adopters of the metric as a way of better understanding and reporting the impact of their waste management practices.” Future carbon footprinting: organisational processes XX aims to expand the operational boundary of the carbon footprint in the future to include emission sources currently excluded such as Business Travel by public transport. This will increase the accuracy of the calculated footprint and enable better measurement of progress in emission reduction. Currently, any progress made by the organisation in reducing emissions from excluded sources will not be reflected in a reduced carbon footprint.
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