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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Press Releases
Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
Civil society calls for Scottish Government to “make good on its promise” on plastic
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Scottish Government has “lost control” on incineration
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Incineration boom must be stopped
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Briefing paper on how Scottish Government can close incineration loopholes
How and why MSPs must put pressure on the Scottish Government to prevent unnecessary incinerators being built in Scotland.
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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
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Scottish Government abandons recycling target
Environmental campaigners have slammed the Scottish Government for abandoning its target to increase household recycling rate to 60%. The ‘unbelievable’ move has been made as part of its creation of a new law to tackle waste by moving Scotland to a circular economy.
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