Figures released this week showed that 80% of our coastal waters are contaminated with fragments of plastic, a threat to wildlife and, via the food chain, to us. The promised Circular Economy Bill must take action to eliminate this problem and …
Let’s make the Circular Economy real
The Circular Economy is turning from an academic concept in government targets and practical actions on the ground. Improving the way we deal with material resources is vital to reducing our climate change impact. Last week I wrote about the need …
Incineration on its way out
Last week the Scottish Government published its independent review of incineration. If they follow its recommendations there will be a huge shake up of the how we deal with materials and waste in Scotland. The review was led for the government …
Golden opportunity for steel
Scotland is ideally placed to create a greener steel industry but will we manage to get our act together in time? Steel making is a big challenge in trying to reduce carbon emissions. It is a very useful engineering and construction …
Local action for the environment
As Scotland goes to the polls today we should remember the huge power that our councils have to deliver on climate and environment ambitions. Our 32 councils control a huge range of things that shape our daily lives. How far you …
Review must see an end to incineration in Scotland
From health impacts and issues of equality to climate concerns and competition with recycling there are plenty of reasons to say no to more incinerators.
Will the SNP introduce a moratorium on incineration?
The Scottish Government needs to put a moratorium on incineration until the review is complete.
Making sense of waste
Scotland is going backwards on waste and the rush to incineration threatens to lock us into a low-recycling, high-carbon, resource-wasting future.
Three Planet Living
We've only got one planet and we need to treat it more gently if we want to survive.
Europe’s environmental crises
A hard-hitting official report reveals the depth of Europe's climate and nature crisis, and suggests much-needed ways forward.
Circular Economy targets needed
Scotland has a very good reputation for our circular economy thinking but now is the time to make the idea a reality.
One billion useless bits of paper
Scotland should cut the needless waste created by the estimated 1 billion till receipts produced each year.