Zero waste plan makes welcome steps towards waste reduction

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....

Ditched flat, job and credit cards to live off other people's waste

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 away. ...

Plastic free option is in the bag for Muthill residents

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. ...

Get Wasted for Lent

Scottish communities are giving up rubbish for lent in an effort to reduce Scotland's waste mountain....

Buy none get one free this Christmas

Princes Street Christmas shoppers are invited to bring and swap items to reduce the resources used to produce and package new goods....

Badger goes smart shopping ahead of Christmas

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Swap Your Stuff stall in Princes Street on Saturday 28 November between 11am and 3pm....

Bin plans to burn waste and save millions, say campaigners

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 would cut greenhouse gas emissions by over four million tonnes, and reveals that not producing the waste at all could save even more, almost eight million tonnes of climate changing gases every year. [1]...

Zero Waste Plan Ministerial Announcement

Commenting on today's Ministerial announcement on Scotland's Zero Waste Plan, Friends of the Earth Scotland's Chief Executive Duncan McLaren said:"Zero waste is the right goal for Scotland. We welcome many of the specific proposals announced today, such as targets for re-use of waste, and bans on selected materials going to landfill....

Europe's Biggest Onshore Windfarms Opens

Commenting on the opening today of Europe's biggest onshore wind farm - Whitelee Wind Farm in East Renfrewshire, Scotland - Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Chief Executive, Duncan McLaren said: “We are delighted that Scotland is now home to Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm – Whitelee will power tens of thousands of homes. “More projects like this are needed – on and offshore – to slash Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions and create thousands of green jobs. “Scotland’s renewable energy potential is enormous....

Life size fruit and veg return unwanted packaging to supermarkets

At a time when we're all feeling the effects of the credit crunch, local Friends of the Earth Scotland volunteers and shoppers, fed-up with excess packaging, are to target stores across the country this weekend....