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Questions over transparency for Deposit Return Scheme firm
The Scottish Government is being asked to explain why Circularity Scotland was set up as a private, non-profit company, making it exempt from public...
WEST LOTHIAN: plan to cut hours for recycling centres
All five remain open but opening hours set to be almost halved
West Lothian’s five recycling centres look set to have their opening hours and...
Wester Hailes library selected for pioneering ‘Lend and Mend Hub’ project
Wester Hailes Library in Edinburgh, along with Gorebridge Library in Midlothian, will be amongst the first in Scotland to create a ‘Lend and Mend...
Crowdfunding begins for Queensferry plastic free shop
Sarah Vance is a woman on a mission to rid South Queensferry of plastic waste.
A graphic designer from Dumfries and Galloway, she's hoping...
Reuse, recycle and repair network booms as restrictions ease
The City of Edinburgh Council and Changeworks have come together to develop the Edinburgh Reuse Map, featuring 450+ local organisations boasting reuse, repair, and...
More investment to help councils with recycling
In the budget The Scottish Government set aside £70 million to improve recycling infrastructure in Scotland.
Today on Global Recycling Day they are launching...
Too long to wait for recycling
The council has been accused of “making it as difficult as possible to recycle” in the capital – with delays to bulky item collections...
Scottish pupils learn about making a circular world
Around 100 Scottish schoolchildren gathered at the National Museum of Scotland yesterday to celebrate their work to design the environmentally friendly products of the...
Upcycled Fashion Show – encouraging creativity with ‘preloved’ clothes
An Upcycled Fashion Show was held last week in the Swapshop on Bread Street to inspire people to buy second-hand clothing, and get creative...
Vegware solve the problem of your coffee cups
Vegware the Edinburgh based compostable packaging manufacturer has begun a composting collection service for all the products it sells in the capital.
The initiative is...
Just Clear launches house clearance service in Edinburgh
We have really excited a proud to officially announce that we have launched our House Clearance Service in Edinburgh!
Just Clear is an Award-Winning House...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015
Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this...
Friday in Edinburgh – what’s on today
Duty: local author Joan Rowe talks about her book, ' an epic story about love, loyalty and the winds of war.' 6pm, Far From The Madding Crowd bookshop,...
Another recycling pilot – this time for flat owners
Recycling will be made easier for Edinburgh’s flats and tenements as part of a new pilot recommended for the city.
Proposals, to be considered at...
Council running a competition to inform students about recycling
BIN IT AND WIN A TABLET COMPUTER
We all know the student thing to do is actually to keep your empties on top of the...
Government offers Cash for recycling
If you are old enough to remember glass lemonade bottles, then you will recall that taking these back to the shop resulted in a...
Council to report on recycling performance
Council believe recycling message is hitting home
The amount of household rubbish being recycled in Edinburgh is increasing, with residents sending less waste than ever...
Recycling facility will have a home by 2014
COUNCILS CLOSE TO SECURING LOCAL FOOD WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY
Construction of a dedicated facility for treating food waste collected by both The City of Edinburgh...
Opinion – Environment convenor urges more recycling
by Councillor Lesley Hinds Convenor for Transport and Environment on The City of Edinburgh Council
We have all seen pictures of landfill sites – vast,...
Recycling week events – South & East Neighbourhoods
RECYCLE YOUR MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Over 600 tonnes of plastic bottles have been recycled in the past year in Edinburgh but that’s still only...
Recycling for Zero Waste
New Waste regulations now require all businesses to separate all their waste for recycling, and Edinburgh retailers, Glasgow restaurants, and Alloa industrial parks are amongst...
Dispose of your documents carefully….
Next week is the 7th National Identity Fraud Prevention Week 2011 and you are invited by the UK’s leading on site data destruction company,...
Prizes for recycling in Edinburgh
Anyone recycling in Edinburgh from next week could be in for a surprise from Council officers…a £10 shopping voucher! The visits by staff...
Food waste recycling started this week – how did you get on?
A brand new food waste recycling service has just start in Edinburgh this week.
Around 20,000 properties across the city will benefit from the trial...
Spring Clean your wardrobe for charity
Marks & Spencer in Scotland today calls on customers to help in donating 500,000 unwanted or unused clothes and accessories to stores on 24th...
Council introduce battery recycling
Edinburgh is to introduce battery and plastic bottle recycling as part of the city’s wider waste and recycling strategy.
City residents have been recycling a...
Hurry Up to Apply for a Waste Action Grant
Time is running out for local eco-groups and residents to apply for Waste Action Grants from The City of Edinburgh Council.
The Waste Action Grant...
The Bike Station recycles its 25,000th bike!
After six years of bicycle recycling, the Bike Station in Edinburgh has just welcomed its 25,000th bicycle!
Having taken in over 6,000 bikes in 2010,...
Council ask for your views on rubbish and recycling in Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking the views of local residents on how to improve waste collection in the city centre World Heritage...
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