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Climate- themed show recommendations for Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Here are the climate shows we’ll be booking tickets for at the Edinburgh festivals this year.

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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. 

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A delegation group from Irvine Without Incinerators deliver a letter to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency calling on the agency not to award a permit to the Oldhall incinerator

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.  

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Two polar bears – and their marathon run for the environment

Ruth and Ella took on the Brighton Marathon dressed as stranded polar bears surrounded by melting ice caps, all made from face masks!

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Clarissa Morawski talks to us about deposit return schemes

An interview with deposit return scheme expert and CEO of Reloop, Clarissa Morawski, about the importance and challenges of the schemes.

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Scotland’s invisible consumption impact

Scotland need’s to take responsibility for the impact of its consumption overseas as well as at home.

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Circular economy in action around the world

We’ve taken a look at some of the exciting developments in creating a circular economy around the world to consider ideas for Scotland.

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How Edinburgh Tool Library is helping to reduce consumption

Edinburgh Tool Library shows how we can reduce our consumption by sharing instead of buying.

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Fed up of excessive waste and plastics?

Our throwaway culture is a major contributor to the climate crisis and is causing excessive waste. We need to move to a circular economy to change this.

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Steel recycling is essential for a greener future

Steel is a vital part of our economy today and it still will be in the future, even a more sustainable, circular one – but we need to change the way we recycle it.

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How can councils tackle the carbon impact of waste?

If we want our waste systems to be more sustainable, Scotland needs to move to a carbon-based targets rather than the current weight-based system.

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Consumption in action on one of Scotland's main shopping streets

COP26 and the problem with over-consumption

Over-consumption is pushing our planet to breaking point. COP negotiations need to stop rich countries from outsourcing emissions.

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