Press Releases

The best of ‘green fashion’ will be on display in Edinburgh at an exclusive fashion show that will raise funds for charity. Photo opportunity: Green Fashion Show with collections by…

The Big Partnership won the Best Green PR campaign at the Scottish Green Awards yesterday (30 September) in Glasgow. The PR company worked with ScottishPower and Friends of the Earth…

Friends of the Earth Scotland has welcomed the publication of Scotland’s ‘Zero Waste Plan’, which makes “welcome steps” towards waste reduction and better waste management. Duncan McLaren, Friends of the…

When Katharine Hibbert, 28, walked away from her flat, job, belongings and credit cards, she wanted to see whether it was possible to live on what our wasteful society throws…

The Muthill Village Store in Crieff will stop supplying plastic bags and instead hand out free reusable bags with the winning logo design from the local competition. PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Roseanna…

Scottish communities are giving up rubbish for lent in an effort to reduce Scotland’s waste mountain. As part of a new 2010 challenge volunteers across Scotland are pledging to ‘slim…

Princes Street Christmas shoppers are invited to bring and swap items to reduce the resources used to produce and package new goods. The swap stall is Edinburgh’s third ‘Buy Nothing…

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Swap Your Stuff stall in Princes Street on Saturday 28 November between 11am and 3pm. A new animation starring a curious badger highlights the importance of spending time…

Meeting the best European recycling rates could recover £47m worth of paper, plastic, metals and other valuable materials every year. New research shows that recycling that £47m worth of waste…