Highland Council cancels new incinerator
Environmental campaigners have praised the decision of Highland Council to abandon its plans for a new incinerator to burn household waste.
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Global Plastics Treaty collapses
Climate campaigners are urging the Scottish Government to do more to tackle plastic pollution at home as global negotiations on a new international agreement failed. Last week, 175 governments met…
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Calls for action as Global Plastic Treaty negotiations get underway
Climate campaigners are urging the Scottish Government to do more to tackle plastic pollution as global negotiations on a new international agreement begin.
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Civil society calls for Scottish Government to “make good on its promise” on plastic
Civil society organisations have written to the Scottish Government to call for it to support the Global Plastics Treaty, a worldwide agreement to end plastic pollution, which is being finalised…
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Scottish Government has “lost control” on incineration
Climate campaigners have said the Scottish Government has “lost control” of incineration after new statistics showed a 15.4% increase in waste burned in one year. The figures, published by SEPA,…
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Incineration boom must be stopped
Environmental campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to take action to stop a “boom in incineration” before it’s too late. A new report, published by Zero Waste Scotland, has…
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Circular Economy Bill vote could be ‘turning point’
MSPs have voted to approve Scotland’s new circular economy law.
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Electrical waste piled outside Scottish Parliament ahead of vote on new environmental law
Campaigners have piled electrical waste outside the Scottish Parliament ahead of the final debate on a new Circular Economy law tomorrow. They say MSPs need to do more to improve the way electrical waste is managed and are calling for changes in the final version of the law.
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Environmental watchdog requested to investigate the Scottish Government’s incineration failure
Environmental groups have formally requested Scotland’s environmental watchdog to investigate the Scottish Government’s repeated refusal to use its powers to curb incineration. The Scottish Government created a moratorium on new…
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