Councils face escalating £28mill bill for plastic waste burning
The Scottish Government must bear the blame for encouraging councils to incinerate waste, rather than reduce and recycle it.
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Calls for plastic recycling changes to be green, fair and safe
Civil society groups from across the UK have united on the UN International Day of Zero Waste (30 March 2026) to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin collections for plastic film being introduced in March 2027 ‘green, fair and safe’.
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Plans to ditch Scottish incinerator ‘a win for the environment’
Environmental campaigners are celebrating the decision to cancel plans to expand the Levenseat waste incinerator in Scotland.
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Octopus Energy’s green reputation ‘going up in smoke’
Campaigners said they are ‘desperately disappointed’ that Octopus Energy, are continuing to invest in the Irvine incinerator
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Waste plan is ‘wasted opportunity’ for Scotland
Civil society groups and environmental campaigners are demanding major changes to the Scottish Government’s draft plan on waste and material use.
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‘A huge plastic hole’ Ministers slammed over waste plan’s gap
Campaigners are concerned that by Christmas 2026 households in Scotland will have seen no reduction in the excessive plastic they are forced to deal with.
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Ministers urged to “make Scottish businesses responsible” for supply chain impacts around world
International human rights experts this month told the Scottish Government how it can reduce the harms of damaging business supply chains.
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Watchdog puts Scottish Government on notice regarding incineration overcapacity
Environmental groups have reacted to the publication of an investigation by Scotland’s environmental watchdog about incineration.
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‘Disgraceful decision’ from Scottish Government as another incinerator allowed to start burning waste
The Scottish Government has allowed a new incinerator to start burning waste in Scotland, despite hundreds of objections and a local campaign against the incinerator.
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