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This section lets you know about new addtions to our website as well as related news and events for businesses.

Updates


Waste Aware Tourism
Are you a tourism-related business based in the Cairngorms National Park? Would you be interested in taking part in a pilot campaign to encourage tourists and tourism businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste?

To find out more contact us.

Poster Creator
Our new, improved poster creator tool now allows you to create two different types of posters; general posters for signposting and raising staff awareness, and ticklist posters for explaining what materials can go in each of your recycling points.

WEEE Directive
Is your business affected by the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations? Our short guide can help you to find out what you have to do to comply with the new legislation.

New Website
We hope that you like the new version of the website. Please contact us if you have any comments or feedback.

News


To access older news stories, please use our News Archive

Business plan for setting up Building Material Reuse Centre (29th April)
BioRegional Reclaimed have published a business plan toolkit for Building Material Reuse Centres (BMRCs) in the UK, together with WasteWISE Consultants.
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£6 Million For Zero Waste Technology (16th April)
Up to £6 million will be available over three years to fund innovative projects to treat organic waste.
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Waste Guidance Produced for Farmers (14th April)
The Environment Agency has produced online guidance to help farmers understand waste management regulations after a survey revealed that more than a third (38%) found them difficult to understand.
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Carpet Industry Forms Recycling Alliance (14th April)
Carpet manufacturers, retailers and recyclers from across the UK have teamed up for the first time to boost carpet recycling rates.
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Extra £1.66m Approved for Highlands Recycling (11th April)
Councillors have approved a £1.66 million plan to improve recycling services in the Highlands.
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Environmental first for HBOS (2nd April)
HBOS is the first bank to install a new type of more environmentally friendly ATM in the UK.
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Minister Hails Pod Bright Sparks (31st March)
Environment Minister, Mike Russell today officially opened the new 'In Vessel' tunnels which will transform kitchen waste into Pod compost.
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Tackling climate change (28th March)
Communities were today challenged to 'cut the carbon' and release their greener potential.
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Award for Energy Device Inventor (28th March)
A Perth mother has become an "Inventor of the Year" for developing a device that monitors energy use.
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Back to Basics for 'Green' Afghan Building (25th March)
Low-carbon bricks made of compressed earth are being used to rebuild homes in troubled Afghanistan.
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Viridor buys Scottish WEEE firm for £23 million (25th March)
Perth-based WEEE firm Shore Recycling has been bought by Viridor Waste Management for £23 million.
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BT is a Climate Change Leader (20th March)
BT has emerged as a leader in managing climate change-related risks and opportunities - ranked among the UK's top four companies.
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Hairdresser Catches the Worm (19th March)
Hairdresser begins new composting of hair waste with the use of worms.
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Spring Forward in 2008 - Measure and reduce your carbon (19th March)
Spring is the season of growth, so why not use this time to grow your competitive advantage and profits through improved resource efficiency?
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Tories propose voluntary business action on waste (18th March)
Conservative leader David Cameron has said that if elected to power, his party will introduce voluntary "Responsibility Deals" to encourage business to work to address society problems - starting with one for waste.
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Whitehall commits to carbon reductions (18th March)
Whitehall departments will be included in a new UK emissions trading scheme that will target emissions from large businesses such as supermarkets and hotel chains.
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Scots turn to whisky in battle to clean contaminated sites (14th March)
Scottish scientists have developed a technology to clean contaminated land and water which relies on a by-product of the whisky-making process.
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Entries Open For Scotland's Leading Green Business Awards (13th March)
The ninth annual Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards 2008 are to be launched today (Wednesday 12 March) at the Scottish Parliament.
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Majority of SMEs Still Unaware Of WEEE Regulations (25th February)
Businesses are missing out on big cost savings and harming their green credentials
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