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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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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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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