Deposit Return Scheme
Scotland was the first part of the UK to announce that it is bringing in a deposit return scheme for drinks packaging.
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Reducing food waste
Supporting the Scottish Government’s target of reducing food waste by 33% by 2025.
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Highlights
Research & evidence / Biogas & Composting Sector Surveys (2017)
Research & evidence / Circular economy skills demand in Scottish manufacturing
Latest
News article / Scotland’s Travelling Cabinet meeting at Zero Waste Scotland offices
8 Aug 19
Press Release / Thousands of littered bottles and cans set to vanish thanks to deposit return scheme
28 Jul 19
Press Release / ‘Action on Plastics’ seeks partners to tackle tide of single-use items in communities
24 Jul 19
Press Release / New café sails to success thanks to second hand store
19 Jul 19
Blog / Ambitious deposit return scheme will help us get out of the hothouse
17 Jul 19
Press Release / Second hand shopping in Scotland is thriving
16 Jul 19
Press Release / How high-quality recycling unlocks the value in single-use packaging
10 Jul 19
Blog Post / We need to make the hidden costs of single-use packaging clear
8 Jul 19
Press Release / The hidden cost of single-use packaging to Scottish consumers and the environment
8 Jul 19
Press Release / ‘A-peeling’ 40% jump in Scotland’s food waste recycling
3 Jul 19
News article / Independent retailers helping to change the way we shop
24 Jun 19
Blog Post / The Royal Highland Show demonstrates the best of our environment and what we can do to protect it
21 Jun 19