Waitrose introduces multicoloured recycled plastic for ready meals
Waitrose is moving to multicoloured recycled trays for its ready meals as it bids to eliminate its use of unrecyclable black plastic by the end of the year.
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Parents urged to bin used nappies to cut recycling contamination
Parents are being urged to put their children’s used nappies in the bin after a survey suggested one in 10 puts them in the recycling.
Half of supermarket packaging cannot be easily recycled, study finds
Nearly half the packaging used by major UK supermarkets cannot be easily recycled, a study has found.
Deposit return scheme could ‘severely hamper’ efforts to tackle obesity
Scotland’s planned flat-rate deposit return scheme for drinks cans and bottles could “severely hamper” efforts to tackle childhood obesity, public health experts have warned.
World Environment Day: How Scotland’s food waste is being converted to green energy
Ever wondered what happens to your food waste when it's put out for recycling?
Philippines ships ‘illegally transported waste’ back to Canada
The Philippines has shipped 69 containers of what its officials called illegally transported waste back to Canada.
Green campaigners demand more deposit return schemes
Environmentalists in Scotland are joining forces with campaigners across the globe to urge more countries to adopt a deposit return scheme for drinks cans and bottles.
Campaigners urge ministers to ban paper receipts to help save the planet
Ministers have been urged to halt shops giving needless receipts to customers.
Highland Spring to launch new recycled ‘eco bottle’ in supermarkets
HIGHLAND SPRING has announced its water bottles will be produced from recycled plastic following a successful trial.
Hi-tech public tap network across Scotland to be installed to encourage water refills
A NETWORK of hi-tech public taps is to be put in place across Scotland to encourage people to drink more water.
Amount of waste being recycled in Scotland overtakes landfill for the first time
RECYCLED waste in Scotland has overtaken the amount sent to landfill for the first time, new figures show.