The knock on effect of the COVID-19 lockdown?
8th December 2021
COVID impacts ‘likely to be responsible’ for the 2.9 percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says, as it publishes the latest household recycling figures for Scotland. Read the full article here.
Scotland outlines ‘next steps’ in creating a circular economy
25th November 2021
A circular economy is at the heart of Scotland’s response to the climate emergency and will help dramatically reduce the amount of waste generated in Scotland. See how it affects your local authority in this article by Circular.
Fife College to build the first net-zero college in Scotland
8th November 2021
The Scottish Government has agreed that Fife College can move forward to the next stage of its project to deliver the first net-zero further education building in Scotland.
You can read the full article here.
The story begins when Alex and Andrew take a surf trip…
31st May 2019
Made with recycled materials, every bracelet purchased funds the removal of 1 pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. In less than 2 years, 4ocean has removed 4,529,659 pounds of trash from the ocean and coastlines.
Lockerbie plastic roads firm, MacRebur, opens first factory
11th March 2019
The MacRebur plant in Lockerbie will take rubbish which would have gone to landfill to help produce asphalt. A one kilometer stretch of road made with its mix would use the equivalent of about 684,000 plastic bottles or 1.8m single-use plastic bags.
If the company’s claims are right about the robustness of its product, plastic roads could be a game changer.
Beaches at Limekilns and Charlestown contaminated by mystery Oil Spill
22nd February 2019
Donibristle Skip Hire were asked to provide skips to aid with the clean up of a oil spill on 2 of Fifes beaches along the Forth. A total of 18 skips were provided to help move the contaminated waste off of the beach and in to a containment area, where a specialist firm will then load the approximate 500 tons of waste for safe removal. The source of the spillage is still unknown, but the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) have carried out sample tests and have determined it to be an isolated incident.
Scotland’s first excess food shop opens to tackle 1.35 million tonnes of yearly waste
7th Febuary 2019
The Food Sharing Hub on Edinburgh’s Bread Street, which opened on Friday, is stacking its shelves with fruit, vegetables and bakery products which supermarkets would previously have binned as they were past their best-before date.
Every morning, a team of volunteers collect still-fresh food from local Tesco, Lidl and Coop stores and stock the shelves of the hub for the community to access affordably on a ‘pay as you feel’ basis.
In central Edinburgh, 27.1 tonnes of food go to waste every week – the equivalent of roughly 54,000 meals unnecessarily thrown in the bin while 8.4 million people across the UK suffer from food poverty.
In an effort to combat this, the Food Sharing Hub has introduced a membership system, costing £1 a month to join. Once a member, shoppers can fill a basket with food every day, and contribute a donation to help cover the costs.
You can keep up to date with their progress over on their facebook page:
Scottish farmers no longer allowed to burn farm plastics under exemption
23rd January 2019
Burning farm plastics and most types of agricultural waste will not be allowed in Scotland under exemption from 1 January 2019. The move will affect silage wrap, crop covers, fertiliser bags and containers.
New Contact Lens Recycling Scheme Launched
15th January 2019
Previously, if customers wanted to recycle their lenses and packaging, they would have to use a paid for service. Under the new scheme wearers can now dispose of their waste at public drop off points, offered by Boots Chemist and other selected independent stores.
What to do with your old Christmas Trees?….
7th January 2019
Many people see 6 January as the last day of Christmas, the day the tree comes down and the decorations get packed away.
But if your tree is one of the 7m ‘real’ ones brought in the UK every year, you’ll need to find somewhere for it to go.
The carbon footprint of a tree becomes much bigger if it ends up in landfill.
So what else can you do with your Christmas tree?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-46763530/christmas-
Scotmid to Reward Customers for Recycling .
12th October 2018
Scotmid Co-Operative is piloting an eco-friendly scheme that will reward customers for recycling soft drink cans and plastic bottles.
As part of its Recycle and Reward initiative, the society has unveiled a reverse vending machine, which will trial for a three-month period at its South Queensferry store.
https://www.thenews.coop/132743/topic/environment/scotmid-reward-customers-recycling/
Household recycling exceeds landfill in Scotland
27th September 2018
Data published by SEPA shows that the amount of household waste recycled, reused, or composted across Scotland’s local authorities increased above landfill for the first time last year.
https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/household-recycling-exceeds-landfill-in-scotland/
Rockore 2018
25th August 2018
Rockore will be returning to Lochore Meadows for the weekend of the 25th of August, and we are gladly supplying waste management solutions for the Benarty Events Group that run the festival. After the success of last year expect this one to be bigger and better than ever!
Pipe Band Gala
23rd June 2018
We are happy to say that we are back supporting the Benarty Events Group and their Pipe Band Gala and Competition at Lochore Meadows. You can keep up to date with all the events this team are running by following their facebook page at the link below.
Recycling Proficiency
April 2018
We are glad to share the news that the local Primary 7s have successfully passed their “Recycling Proficiency” course with flying colours.
We approached Inverkeithing, North Queensferry and both Dalgety Bay primary schools to talk to the children about the impact that plastic pollution is having on our oceans and eco systems. All the kids were already very knowledgeable about recycling, but we wanted to talk about, and put emphasis on, the reasons why recycling is so important, and how even the smallest change now can be the big change for the future.
Scottish Beach Clean-ups
11th April 2018
A short video showing the amount of waste collected in a Beach Clean-up in Aberdeen. Although a lot of this has washed up on our shores, the majority of it has come from our own rivers and house. We have the ability to stop this at the source. Sign up for your local beach clean-up at the link below.
A Different Perspective on Plastics in our Oceans….
21st March 2018
Scientists already use indirect imagery to estimate the size of the litter problem, with satellite maps of ocean currents used to generate alarming visualisations of litter accumulation.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/21/satellites_looking_for_plastic/
Free water refill points rolled out to cut waste
25th January 2018
Industry body Water UK says its scheme could cut disposable plastic bottle use by tens of millions a year.
The move comes amid growing concern about the effect of plastic waste on the environment.
Whitbread, which owns Costa Coffee and Premier Inn, is the first to sign up to the initiative and will provide water in all of its branches from March 2018.
Is Fly Tipping getting Worse?
18th January 2018
Currently, Fly Tipping is directly costing the Scottish tax payers approximately £53 million! And its getting worse. Just look at these figures…….
http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/litter-flytipping/impacts
China bans Import of Recyclable Material
9th January 2018
China is now enforcing a ban on the import of 24 kinds of recyclable material and solid waste. But what does it mean for us?….
Rockore Festival
19th August 2017
We will be at the Rockore festival at the Lochore Meadows this weekend helping keep the site nice and tidy with our 1100litre waste bins.
Looking forward to this one!
PKD Festival
15th July 2017
We are happy to announce that we will be supporting the local PKD Festival with all their waste management needs at their new site in Rosyth.
We will supply 20 x 1100litre waste bins and multiple 12yard skips to help keep the site clean and tidy. We hope you all have a great time there!
Aberdour Shinty Club
10th June 2017
We are now the very proud sponsors of the Aberdour Shinty Club, first team kits and sticks.
It’s great to support a local team. You can keep up to date with all the developments in their league here:
https://www.shinty.com/mens/fixtures-and-results/2017/south-division-1
or via their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=aberdour%20shinty%20club
