In episode 2 of Rubbish Talk we discussed briefly the growing trend towards putting flowers, wreaths and mementos on public seats. Alasdair expressed the view that it is great that people donate benches (usually in memory of a loved one) for use in public spaces. However he was strongly of the opinion that that did …
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Robin Stevenson, Managing Director at Hamilton Waste & Recycling shared his thoughts on the Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland. Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). We must find better ways of working together to ensure we don’t end up with a system that isn’t fit for purpose, or worse still is damaging to the way …
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We had a really interesting chat with Laura Tainsh from Davidson Chalmers Stewart. Laura is the lead partner in the Environmental & Waste Team at DCS and discusses her career as an environmental lawyer. We chatted about everything from learning on the job, first visits to landfill sites and how to influence your friends and …
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We have been seeing a roll out of the new waste management licence templates from SEPA (now called Waste Management Permit). It is good to see a change from the pages of conditions on the previous waste management licences but has this gone too far the other way? The ones we have seen have …
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We sit down with Amanda to talk about her career in Health & Safety and how she ended up working in the waste sector. She shares her highs and lows of her career journey and shares her knowledge on plastics recycling and how we can all create less waste! Listen to Amanda’s episode on Apple …
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The Scottish Government has published the second report of its incineration review, the remit of this one is a review of options to decarbonise Scotland’s residual waste infrastructure. https://www.gov.scot/publications/stop-sort-burn-bury-independent-review-role-incineration-waste-hierarchy-scotland-second-report-decarbonisation-residual-waste-infrastructure-scotland/documents/ A quick summary; Colin Church was asked to consider: What does the current carbon impact of disposal of waste look like? What are the possible …
A guest blog from Charlie Trousdell, original source LinkedIn. I thought I would be a bit controversial /Devil’s Advocate & raise the point that if you are lucky enough to own an AD plant you can currently more or less print money! Traditionally we were lucky to get around £50MW under PPAs & now …
Should the AD industry be part of the energy sector rather than the waste sector? Read More »
The popularity of disposable vapes / e-cigarettes in the UK has risen significantly over the past few years, with approximately 168 million disposable vapes purchased each year in the UK. The new phenomenon is alarmingly dangerous for both public health and environmental damage. Disposable vapes contain plastic, stainless steel, aluminium and a lithium battery and …
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Listen to Episode 2 here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hS6DrQcYJwb This week we talk to Grant Keenan, Managing Director of Keenan Recycling. Keenan Recycling was founded in 2001 starting off as a garden waste composting business and growing to become the largest food and gardening recycling business in Scotland. The company is focused on creating a more circular economy, …
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Albion Environmental recently commented on the potential consequences of the Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland in response to this recent article from LetsRecycle. This article notes that Falkirk Council are due to stop kerbside glass collections when the DRS is introduced. Could this be one of the unintended consequences of DRS? In principle DRS is …
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