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Have your say on Killoch Incineration plans

29th January 2021

East Ayrshire Council has granted planning permission for a new “energy-from-waste” incinerator.

Why did I become a divestment campaigner?

17th December 2020

Lewis Coenen-Rowe, activist with Divest Strathclyde, discusses how campaigning has helped him overcome ‘eco-stress’ and build connections with others.

Will Scotland ban single-use plastics in 2021?

8th December 2020

Single-use plastic items are a symbol of the throwaway culture, but by next year, many of these ‘disposable’ items will be banned across Europe.

Plastic free periods: the growing inequality issue

19th October 2020

During this week’s Environmenstrual Week, we’re looking at how plastic free periods are a growing inequality issue.

What made you want to get involved in activism?

29th September 2020

We talk to experienced activists about their work and how People Power Network can help others get involved in their own communities

Why we can’t recycle our way out of the climate crisis

23rd September 2020

We must keep pushing for systemic changes to tackle the problem of plastic at its source.

Coronavirus proved our waste and recycling workers are key, now let’s protect them properly

21st September 2020

Recycle Week is recognising the sacrifices that key workers and citizens have made to keep recycling going.

Scottish Government must now get down to work on Green Jobs

2nd September 2020

Looking at what’s in the Scottish Programme for Government.

How fracking in America makes Scotland the home of plastic production

7th July 2020

As global plastic production increases, we look at where all the plastic is actually coming from.