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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.
Environmental campaigners have welcomed the news that plans for a new incinerator at Rothesay Dock in Clydebank have been cancelled.
A new report shows that biostabilisation, a way of managing waste, has significant carbon savings over incineration and landfill.
New statistics reveal that Scotland sent more waste to incineration and landfill in 2021 than in 2020.
Move hailed as ‘important step forward’ but Ministers urged to next tackle the impact of existing incinerators.
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