Tag: Landfill

Scottish site gets £500k award to turn landfill into “greener” cement

A SCOTTISH facility for the production of lower carbon cement from landfill has been awarded £500,000 by Zero Waste Scotland. The new site near Lanark,...

Dental care recycling scheme implemented around Scotland

SOME household dental care products can now be disposed responsibly after Scotland’s largest dental group introduced a breakthrough scheme to divert waste from landfill. Several...

Student designs former landfill landmark

A FORMER Dundee landfill site will become home to a different kind of waste this month as an art installation constructed out of recycled...

Corrie’s pregnant girlfriend posts poignant picture of couple at favourite spot

THE PREGNANT girlfriend of missing RAF airman Corrie McKeague has shared a heartbreaking photograph of the couple together in one of their favourite spots. April...

Donate those old clothes, don’t bin them, urge Shelter and Zero Waste Scotland

ALMOST half of consumers throw clothes in the bin each year, according to charity Shelter Scotland. The organisation is urging people to “pass it on”...

Council bin cutback costs £140K extra in landfill

A BUNGLING council has been forced to fork out an extra £140,000 on putting garden waste in landfill after cutting back on rubbish collections.   Scottish...

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