Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Friends of the Earth Scotland’s response Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products and Oxo-degradable Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021.
Analysis shows public support for bans on plastic straws, balloon sticks and polystyrene containers
Any delay to ban on single-use plastic items could create millions of pieces of plastic pollution.
Scottish Government plans are a positive step towards addressing the problem of plastic pollution at its source.
This huge increase in incineration capacity threatens recycling targets and plans to move to a Circular Economy.
This briefing sets out why we believe there should be a moratorium on building new incinerators in Scotland.