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Ditching Disposables to stop takeaways costing the Earth Our guests    Alvaro Bernabeu, owner of Malvarosa, Portobello, Edinburgh. Catherine Bozec, communications partner, Zero Waste Scotland Maja Darlington, plastic campaigner, Greenpeace UK In this episode, we hear how Scottish takeaways and their customers are wasting less and spending less as they go beyond the latest ban on throwaway plastic to help save the planet and their pocket. Alvaro Bernabeu tells u...

How to make sure going electric really will help end the climate crisisOur guests Dr Euan McTurk, electric vehicle battery engineer and host of YouTube show, Plug Life Television Charlotte Stamper, circular economy energy infrastructure specialist, Zero Waste Scotland Paul Codd, Cleantech investor, Co-Founder of Cheesecake Energy and CEO of Flexergy Ltd. In this episode, we talk about the need to switch from petrol and diesel to electricvehicles as we enjoy t...

It’s not unfair to say that, as consumers, most of us tend to show our love at Christmas through buying things for one another. With toy ads bombarding our televisions, and 3-for-2 on beauty items resulting in needless items clogging our bathroom cabinets, Santa lists began to have a page count, and, with it, our needless waste increased.In part two of our Christmas Special we talk to Sam Moir, Programme Manager for Revolve – Zero Waste Scotland’s quality standard for second-hand stores...

For a lot of people, the best part about Christmas is the food – whether it be an excuse to graze on treats throughout the day, or a bustling table full of Christmas favourites. But food waste has a huge impact on our carbon footprint. Around half of all food waste in Scotland comes from householders and Christmas is a big contributor. Our Communications Lead, Andrew Pankhurst, joins us to share some fantastic, yet simple, ways to reduce the amount of food waste you produce, while still ...

From wrapping paper to food packaging; cardboard boxes, to empty bottles – the festivities around Christmas certainly bring with them an array of waste that requires different modes of disposal. For some, this process can sometimes become confusing, resulting in waste being thrown away together or, in worst-case scenarios, fly-tipped. As well as being an eyesore, this can have a huge environmental impact. Thankfully, Jenny Fraser, our Consumer Campaigns Manager, joined us to share s...

From the gifts we buy at Christmas to the paper that we wrap them in – everything has a carbon tag attached. But we can all limit our carbon footprint during the most indulgent time by reducing the amount we consume. Consumption is an issue not just exclusive to Christmas, but it's definitely a time of the year where overindulgence is almost expected and it doesn’t have to be this way. Zero Waste Scotland believes that to truly end our contribution to the climate crisis, we need to...