Waste & Recycling
Recycling experts defend efficiency of council waste collections
Council recycling experts have rejected recent reports suggesting changes to the way waste is collected.
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Scottish councils sign shared services waste contract
More than 90% of waste that would have gone into landfill sites will be recycled
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Deposit schemes aren’t the answer – we need a joined up response to recycling and litter
The article Has Scotland got the bottle for deposit return schemes? cherry-picks data in an
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Transforming household waste into renewable fuel
A company set up by Swindon Council is delivering an environmentally friendly waste solution for
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Q&A: John Blackledge, Blackpool Council
Had he not been born at the same time as a golden generation of British
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Has Scotland got the bottle for deposit return schemes?
Deposit return systems – where people purchasing a drink pay a small deposit and get it back when they return the empty container – can be established either by national or devolved governments. Over three dozen such systems work well around the world.
Shower gel plastic beads may face ban
The UK government says it will consider a unilateral ban on plastic microbeads in shower
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Councils need to be more transparent when procuring waste services, report urges
Local government needs to be more transparent when it comes to assessing waste service performance,
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