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What's New...This section lets you know about new additions to our website as well as related news and events for businesses.UpdatesFAQs Our Frequently Asked Questions offer detailed advice about how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. They also reflect the latest changes in landfill tax. You can find them here. WAB Blog We now have a Waste Aware Business blog. This runs alongside the main WAB website and puts a fresh spin on topical issues, particularly those affecting smaller businesses. You can read and contribute to the blog here. NewsTo access older news stories, please use our News Archive The Princes Mayday Network ? A free way for businesses to work together and tackle climate change (6th August) The Mayday Network is a collaborative movement of businesses that have all made a commitment to act on climate change. Founded in 2007 by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, it aims to support the Scottish Government's carbon reduction targets of a 42% reduction by the year 2020. The Prince's Mayday Network is the UK's largest group of businesses committed to taking action on climate change. Over 1,700 businesses of all sizes and from all sectors have signed-up to date in the UK, with 200 in Scotland, and collectively they promise to play a powerful role reducing the UK's carbon emissions. Joining the Network is free and easy all you need to do is to register your business and pledge to make a difference. The numerous business benefits associated with the network and a low carbon economy include cost savings, access to new networks and new business opportunities and an improved reputation as well as the clear environmental benefits. Read more... Changes to our Twitter page (5th August) Those of you who follow us on Twitter might have noticed some changes... We've joined forces with colleagues of ours at Zero Waste Scotland to ensure that we can let you know about the range of different things that we're doing to help business become more resource efficient. Zero Waste Scotland is the new programme created by the Scottish Government to support the delivery of its Zero Waste Plan. It will integrate the activities of: Waste Aware Scotland, WRAP Scotland, Keep Scotland Tidy, Remade Scotland, Envirowise in Scotland, NISP in Scotland and some programmes delivered by the Community Recycling Network for Scotland. Read more... Irish launch business food waste collections (1st July) Businesses producing large quantities of food waste in Ireland are from today (July 1) subject to new waste collection rules. The new Food Waste Regulation (SI 508 of 2009) means all major sources of food waste, like pubs, hotels, restaurants, canteens, supermarkets and nursing homes, must use a dedicated bin and not mix left overs with other waste. Read more... Bus firm set to divert waste for recycling (30th June) LOTHIAN Buses has said new recycling measures will see it divert around 550 tonnes of waste a year away from landfill for recycling. The bus company said a study carried out in conjunction with Zero Waste Scotland had shown that around 95 per cent of the rubbish left on its vehicles and the waste produced by the firm could be recycled. The council-owned bus firm said it had also begun sending its waste to a site in West Lothian rather than the west coast. Read more... WILLIAM TRACEY GROUP LAUNCH FOOD RECYCLING SERVICE (29th June) The William Tracey Group is ready to help private companies and local authorities to meet the aims of the new Zero Waste plan immediately, through the launch of a full food & organic recycling offer where materials collected from its clients premises will be converted to electricity and fertiliser; exactly the type of service the Zero waste plan wants to see rolled out throughout the country. Read more... Can you win a VIBES award for your business? (1st June) Entries for this year's VIBES awards are now open. Whether big or small, all businesses in Scotland who have made a difference to their environmental performance in 2009-10 should think about applying for this prestigious award. Previous winners include MacSween Haggis and Rabbie's Trail Burners Read more... Scottish cat narrowly avoids being recycled (26th April) A cat ended up making an unplanned trip to a Scottish recycling plant after he was accidentally picked up as part of a house clearance. Read more... Small businesses go green for environment, not money or image (26th April) According to a survey by Manta (based in USA) more than 90 percent of small businesses selling green products/services or implementing green practices in the workplace genuinely care about the environment. Read more... Carpet sector considers 25% recycling target (26th February) The carpet industry is discussing plans to vastly increase waste carpet recovery rates with proposals for a self-imposed 25% recycling target by 2013 in its forthcoming National Action Plan. Read more... Battery Recycling Gets Easier (2nd February) From 1 February 2010, UK shoppers and businesses will have new and easy ways to recycle batteries too. Most supermarkets and many high street shops will have collection points, as will some town halls, libraries or schools. Read more... Laminate recycling developer to open UK-first showcase site (28th January) Commercial UK recycling of aseptic cartons, toothpaste tubes and pouches is to move a step closer when a little-known recycling technology company opens a showcase site later this year. Read more... Zero Waste Scotland hailed as exciting opportunity (26th January) The new programme will integrate the activities of current programmes WRAP Scotland, Waste Aware Scotland, Remade Scotland, Envirowise Scotland, NISP, Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland. Read more... Tesco trials "BOGOF-Later" offer for perishable items (21st January) Supermarket giant Tesco announced yesterday (January 20) that it is to begin trials of its new 'Buy One Get One Free Later' offers this week in a bid to help its customers cut down on food waste. Read more... The Thistles Centre in Stirling Loves Rubbish! (18th January) A new campaign to "Love Rubbish" has launched at The Thistles in Stirling. The shopping centre aims to reduce its impact on the environment by encouraging shoppers to think about what happens to the rubbish accumulated by the centre. As part of this initiative, the centre has introduced recycling bins on the mall for customers to deposit their waste paper, plastic, cans and general rubbish. Read more... Sainsbury's breaks out the bubbly with FSC cork switch (6th January) Sainsbury's is aiming to become the world's largest user of FSC-certified cork after pledging to move its entire usage of cork closures to FSC-certified. Read more... EventsAugust 2010
More Than Furniture Conference
September 2010(24th August), Dundee The CRNS Annual More Than Furniture Conference provides a forum for furniture reuse projects and those working with homeless and homelessness issues to celebrate and share good practice, facilitate networking, boost morale, plan for the future and contribute to national strategy. Read more... Becoming an environmental champion (27th August), Edinburgh This workshop is aimed at helping you fulfil the role of an environmental champion in your business. The workshop will include: Monitoring and measurement Bill analysis Key opportunities (Waste, Water, Energy, Procurement) Staff awareness Action plan development Read more...
Focus on food waste
(1st September), Dundee Zero Waste Scotland will be running a series of workshops focusing on the issues surrounding food waste. Learn how you could realise cost savings through reducing food waste. Hear about local service providers operating in your area and how other businesses have successfully dealt with their food waste. Read more... Becoming an environmental champion (16th September), Aberdeen This workshop is aimed at helping you fulfil the role of an environmental champion in your business. The workshop will include: Monitoring and measurement Bill analysis Key opportunities (Waste, Water, Energy, Procurement) Staff awareness Action plan development Read more... |
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