Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
Tel: 0131 243 2715
Email : media@foe.scot
Environmental campaigners have said that this Black Friday must represent the beginning of the end of Scotland’s overconsumption problem and have called on the Scottish Government to ensure its new circular economy law can bring our use of materials down to sustainable levels.
Waste statistics published today (17 October) show that household recycling levels in Scotland remain stagnant at 43%, with only a 0.3% increase from 2021 to 2022. The amount of waste…
Local residents are celebrating the decision to halt the unlawful demolition of four multi-storey blocks in the Wyndford estate in Glasgow. Wheatley Homes has been forced to abandon the demolition…
This is an underwhelming programme for more of the same when what is needed a radical change that can speed Scotland away from fossil fuels.
There is no more time to waste with timid climate politics.
Local residents and environmental campaigners have criticised Octopus Energy for funding a new incinerator being built in North Ayrshire in Scotland.
Campaigners say that the new circular economy bill, which has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament today (14 June), could significantly reduce Scotland’s global climate impact by changing the way we use materials, but must be strengthened to do so.
Campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to develop a strategy to limit the demand for materials required in the transition away from fossil fuels. This comes as a new…
The failure of the Scottish Government to commit to the main recommendations of its own review is a missed opportunity to phase out existing incinerators and end the harmful practice of burning plastics.
Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing visual mockups.
Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing visual mockups.
Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing visual mockups.