diff --git a/.changeset/tall-planets-search.md b/.changeset/tall-planets-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb8da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-planets-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/stream": patch
+---
+
+refactor Scope elimination in signatures
diff --git a/docs/modules/Channel.ts.md b/docs/modules/Channel.ts.md
index 6cd7e60..bbe4e54 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Channel.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Channel.ts.md
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Use a scoped effect to emit an output element.
 
 ```ts
 export declare const scoped: <R, E, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, A>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>
 ) => Channel<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, unknown, unknown, unknown, E, A, unknown>
 ```
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ Makes a channel from a managed that returns a channel in case of success.
 
 ```ts
 export declare const unwrapScoped: <R, E, Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>(
-  self: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>>
+  self: Effect.Effect<R, E, Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>>
 ) => Channel<Env | Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, InErr, InElem, InDone, E | OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/Sink.ts.md b/docs/modules/Sink.ts.md
index cf0ad0b..7405daa 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Sink.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Sink.ts.md
@@ -891,11 +891,11 @@ Creates a sink from a chunk processing function.
 ```ts
 export declare const fromPush: <R, E, In, L, Z>(
   push: Effect.Effect<
-    Scope.Scope | R,
+    R,
     never,
     (_: Option.Option<Chunk.Chunk<In>>) => Effect.Effect<R, readonly [Either.Either<E, Z>, Chunk.Chunk<L>], void>
   >
-) => Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>
+) => Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z>
 ```
 
 Added in v1.0.0
@@ -1095,8 +1095,8 @@ Creates a sink produced from a scoped effect.
 
 ```ts
 export declare const unwrapScoped: <R, E, In, L, Z>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
-) => Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
+) => Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z>
 ```
 
 Added in v1.0.0
diff --git a/docs/modules/Stream.ts.md b/docs/modules/Stream.ts.md
index 312c519..b3fd7ac 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Stream.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Stream.ts.md
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ end of the stream, by setting it to `None`.
 
 ```ts
 export declare const asyncScoped: <R, E, A>(
-  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, unknown>,
+  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R, E, unknown>,
   outputBuffer?: number
-) => Stream<R, E, A>
+) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A>
 ```
 
 Added in v1.0.0
@@ -1066,9 +1066,7 @@ Creates a single-valued stream from a scoped resource.
 **Signature**
 
 ```ts
-export declare const scoped: <R, E, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, A>
-) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A>
+export declare const scoped: <R, E, A>(effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A>
 ```
 
 Added in v1.0.0
@@ -1228,7 +1226,7 @@ Creates a stream produced from a scoped `Effect`.
 
 ```ts
 export declare const unwrapScoped: <R, E, R2, E2, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, Stream<R2, E2, A>>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Stream<R2, E2, A>>
 ) => Stream<R2 | Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E | E2, A>
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Channel.ts b/src/Channel.ts
index 5b8e85d..266a98d 100644
--- a/src/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/Channel.ts
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ export const runDrain: <Env, InErr, InDone, OutElem, OutErr, OutDone>(
  * @category constructors
  */
 export const scoped: <R, E, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, A>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>
 ) => Channel<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, unknown, unknown, unknown, E, A, unknown> = channel.scoped
 
 /**
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ export const unwrap: <R, E, R2, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>
  * @category constructors
  */
 export const unwrapScoped: <R, E, Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>(
-  self: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>>
+  self: Effect.Effect<R, E, Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>>
 ) => Channel<Env | Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, InErr, InElem, InDone, E | OutErr, OutElem, OutDone> = channel.unwrapScoped
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Sink.ts b/src/Sink.ts
index 7a23769..71b70c4 100644
--- a/src/Sink.ts
+++ b/src/Sink.ts
@@ -1002,11 +1002,11 @@ export const fromHub: <In>(
  */
 export const fromPush: <R, E, In, L, Z>(
   push: Effect.Effect<
-    Scope.Scope | R,
+    R,
     never,
     (_: Option.Option<Chunk.Chunk<In>>) => Effect.Effect<R, readonly [Either.Either<E, Z>, Chunk.Chunk<L>], void>
   >
-) => Sink<R, E, In, L, Z> = internal.fromPush
+) => Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z> = internal.fromPush
 
 /**
  * Create a sink which enqueues each element into the specified queue.
@@ -1332,8 +1332,8 @@ export const unwrap: <R, E, R2, E2, In, L, Z>(
  * @category constructors
  */
 export const unwrapScoped: <R, E, In, L, Z>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
-) => Sink<R, E, In, L, Z> = internal.unwrapScoped
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
+) => Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z> = internal.unwrapScoped
 
 /**
  * Returns the sink that executes this one and times its execution.
diff --git a/src/Stream.ts b/src/Stream.ts
index cdf9afb..888ef76 100644
--- a/src/Stream.ts
+++ b/src/Stream.ts
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ export const asyncOption: <R, E, A>(
  * @category constructors
  */
 export const asyncScoped: <R, E, A>(
-  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, unknown>,
+  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R, E, unknown>,
   outputBuffer?: number
-) => Stream<R, E, A> = internal.asyncScoped
+) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A> = internal.asyncScoped
 
 /**
  * Returns a `Stream` that first collects `n` elements from the input `Stream`,
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ export const scheduleWith: {
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category constructors
  */
-export const scoped: <R, E, A>(effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, A>) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A> =
+export const scoped: <R, E, A>(effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>) => Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A> =
   internal.scoped
 
 /**
@@ -3915,8 +3915,8 @@ export const unwrap: <R, E, R2, E2, A>(effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Stream<R2, E2
  * @category constructors
  */
 export const unwrapScoped: <R, E, R2, E2, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<Scope.Scope | R, E, Stream<R2, E2, A>>
-) => Stream<Exclude<R | Scope.Scope, Scope.Scope> | R2, E | E2, A> = internal.unwrapScoped
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Stream<R2, E2, A>>
+) => Stream<R2 | Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E | E2, A> = internal.unwrapScoped
 
 /**
  * Updates the specified service within the context of the `Stream`.
diff --git a/src/internal/channel.ts b/src/internal/channel.ts
index 80a8878..bbf541d 100644
--- a/src/internal/channel.ts
+++ b/src/internal/channel.ts
@@ -2127,8 +2127,8 @@ export const runDrain = <Env, InErr, InDone, OutElem, OutErr, OutDone>(
 
 /** @internal */
 export const scoped = <R, E, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, A>
-): Channel.Channel<Exclude<R | Scope.Scope, Scope.Scope>, unknown, unknown, unknown, E, A, unknown> =>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>
+): Channel.Channel<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, unknown, unknown, unknown, E, A, unknown> =>
   unwrap(
     Effect.uninterruptibleMask((restore) =>
       Effect.map(Scope.make(), (scope) =>
@@ -2259,13 +2259,9 @@ export const unwrapScoped = <
   OutElem,
   OutDone
 >(
-  self: Effect.Effect<
-    R | Scope.Scope,
-    E,
-    Channel.Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>
-  >
+  self: Effect.Effect<R, E, Channel.Channel<Env, InErr, InElem, InDone, OutErr, OutElem, OutDone>>
 ): Channel.Channel<
-  Exclude<R | Scope.Scope, Scope.Scope> | Env,
+  Exclude<R, Scope.Scope> | Env,
   InErr,
   InElem,
   InDone,
diff --git a/src/internal/sink.ts b/src/internal/sink.ts
index 91f217e..e5ce3c8 100644
--- a/src/internal/sink.ts
+++ b/src/internal/sink.ts
@@ -1462,11 +1462,12 @@ export const fromHub = <In>(
 /** @internal */
 export const fromPush = <R, E, In, L, Z>(
   push: Effect.Effect<
-    R | Scope.Scope,
+    R,
     never,
     (_: Option.Option<Chunk.Chunk<In>>) => Effect.Effect<R, readonly [Either.Either<E, Z>, Chunk.Chunk<L>], void>
   >
-): Sink.Sink<R, E, In, L, Z> => new SinkImpl(channel.unwrapScoped(pipe(push, Effect.map(fromPushPull))))
+): Sink.Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z> =>
+  new SinkImpl(channel.unwrapScoped(pipe(push, Effect.map(fromPushPull))))
 
 const fromPushPull = <R, E, In, L, Z>(
   push: (
@@ -1969,8 +1970,8 @@ export const unwrap = <R, E, R2, E2, In, L, Z>(
 
 /** @internal */
 export const unwrapScoped = <R, E, In, L, Z>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, Sink.Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
-): Sink.Sink<R, E, In, L, Z> => {
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Sink.Sink<R, E, In, L, Z>>
+): Sink.Sink<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, In, L, Z> => {
   return new SinkImpl(channel.unwrapScoped(pipe(effect, Effect.map((sink) => toChannel(sink)))))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/stream.ts b/src/internal/stream.ts
index 2a6ed9c..5e2627a 100644
--- a/src/internal/stream.ts
+++ b/src/internal/stream.ts
@@ -580,9 +580,9 @@ export const asyncOption = <R, E, A>(
 
 /** @internal */
 export const asyncScoped = <R, E, A>(
-  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, unknown>,
+  register: (emit: Emit.Emit<R, E, A, void>) => Effect.Effect<R, E, unknown>,
   outputBuffer = 16
-): Stream.Stream<R, E, A> =>
+): Stream.Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A> =>
   pipe(
     Effect.acquireRelease(
       Queue.bounded<Take.Take<E, A>>(outputBuffer),
@@ -5622,8 +5622,8 @@ export const scanEffect = dual<
 
 /** @internal */
 export const scoped = <R, E, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, A>
-): Stream.Stream<Exclude<R | Scope.Scope, Scope.Scope>, E, A> =>
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, A>
+): Stream.Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope>, E, A> =>
   new StreamImpl(channel.ensuring(channel.scoped(pipe(effect, Effect.map(Chunk.of))), Effect.unit))
 
 /** @internal */
@@ -6754,8 +6754,8 @@ export const unwrap = <R, E, R2, E2, A>(
 
 /** @internal */
 export const unwrapScoped = <R, E, R2, E2, A>(
-  effect: Effect.Effect<R | Scope.Scope, E, Stream.Stream<R2, E2, A>>
-): Stream.Stream<Exclude<R | Scope.Scope, Scope.Scope> | R2, E | E2, A> => flatten(scoped(effect))
+  effect: Effect.Effect<R, E, Stream.Stream<R2, E2, A>>
+): Stream.Stream<Exclude<R, Scope.Scope> | R2, E | E2, A> => flatten(scoped(effect))
 
 /** @internal */
 export const updateService = dual<