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  • Individuals

    • Reduce

      Waste reduction means taking steps to decrease the amount of waste that we produce…

    • Reuse

      Reuse means using an item again and again...

    • Recycle

      Recycle means using waste materials to manufacture new products...

  • Communities

    • Increase III Funding

      The aim of the INCREASE programme is to help not-for-profit, community based organisations develop projects that will increase the reduction, reuse, recycling and composting of waste in line with the move towards a Zero Waste Scotland...

    • Research & Support

      Zero Waste Scotland works to deliver material & information support to the community sector. 

    • Educational Groups

      Scotland's educational centres are living communities...

  • Business & Industry

    • Resource Efficiency Support

      Businesses of all size are increasingly looking to waste less and use resources better – saving them money and meeting customer demands...

    • Business Recycling Directory

      Recycling collections for your business can be easy to set up, with a number of service providers offering flexible collection options to suit your needs...

    • Industrial Symbiosis

      Zero Waste Scotland encourages companies to look beyond their traditional physical and sector boundaries in the pursuit of creating a sustainable economy...

    • Sector Support

      Zero Waste Scotland works with businesses across a number of key sectors to help them reduce waste, recycle more and use resources sustainably.

    • Help for Recycling Businesses

      Navigating the global economic slowdown...

  • Recycling Industry

    • Research

      The Zero Waste Scotland 'Research and Evaluation Programme' provides detailed reporting on overall recycling progress...

    • Funding

      Zero Waste Scotland has a range of support available to those working in the recycling industry, which, at times includes the provision of funding.

    • Market Info

      Zero Waste Scotland aims to improve market knowledge and transparency within the recycling industry...

  • Litter & Fly-tipping

    • Litter & Flytipping

      Keep Scotland Tidy is the overarching campaign for the litter and flytipping reduction work of Zero Waste Scotland...

Highlights

  • Scotland's Zero Waste Plan

    Scotland's first Zero Waste Plan was published on the 9th June 2010 and sets out key actions, including new targets, to tackle the near 20 milion tonnes of waste produced by Scotland every year...

  • INCREASE III Programme - Investment Fund

    This funding programme is aimed specifically at improving the collection, recovery, recycling and / or re-use capacity of household and commercial and industrial wastes and infrastructure within the community sector across Scotland in order to push material up the waste hierarchy. 

  • Mixed Plastics Capital Programme - Investment Fund

    The programme aims to provide financial assistance to increase the quantity, variety and quality of mixed plastics collected from the municipal waste stream and processed for onward sale / reprocessing by investment in new processes and equipment and associated infrastructure.

     

  • The Composition of Municipal Waste in Scotland

    Zero Waste Scotland has published the first detailed national-level study into the composition of municipal waste in Scotland.

  • Finding out more about what we waste

    Crucial new research to learn more about the waste produced by Scottish households.