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The secondhand clothing conundrum
With costs soaring for everyone except the companies churning out fast fashion, it’s time to change the way second-hand clothes are managed for good.
What did we learn from our campaign for Irvine Without Incinerators?
Late last year, after five years of building, and nearly two full years of local protest, Oldhall Waste Incinerator in North Ayrshire were granted the licence to fire up. This is expected to happen this month.
What comes next for the new Scottish Parliament?
This Scottish Government and set of MSPs will be in the parliament for five years – the critical time for finalising Scotland’s transition away from fossil fuels.
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88% of Scottish adults concerned about plastic pollution
New polling has shown very high levels of concern among Scottish adults about plastic pollution, with 60% actively trying to do more to reduce the amount they use. However, 40% have had a reusable container refused in the last year, making it harder to take action.
Why the new Scottish Parliament must kick-start our transition to a circular economy
Developing opportunities for businesses working on a circular economy in Scotland would reduce our contribution to the climate crisis.
Have your say on South Lanarkshire’s new incinerator
Viridor are proposing to build one of Scotland’s biggest incinerators in South Lanarkshire.
Making sense of waste
Scotland is going backwards on waste and the rush to incineration threatens to lock us into a low-recycling, high-carbon, resource-wasting future.
What’s next for Scotland’s circular economy?
Almost a year after Scotland’s Circular Economy Bill was postponed, we look ahead to what’s next for Scotland’s transition to a circular economy.
Have your say on Killoch Incineration plans
East Ayrshire Council has granted planning permission for a new “energy-from-waste” incinerator.
Will Scotland ban single-use plastics in 2021?
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
During this week’s Environmenstrual Week, we’re looking at how plastic free periods are a growing inequality issue.
Why we can’t recycle our way out of the climate crisis
We must keep pushing for systemic changes to tackle the problem of plastic at its source.
