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Explore the latest news, articles and practical guidance from Zero Waste Scotland, covering circular economy, waste reduction, resource efficiency and sustainability in action.
- Construction
- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business
Helping businesses in the built environment become more circular
Circularity doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing leap. It’s about taking practical steps that make sense for your business now. Nick Ribbons, Built Environment Partner at Zero Waste Scotland, shares his advice on how you can start your circularity journey without hitting your bottom line.
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- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business
Helping businesses in manufacturing become more circular
What does being circular really mean for manufacturing? It’s about extending the lifespan of assets, recovering high-value materials, and remanufacturing products to keep them in use for as long as possible. With decades of experience helping manufacturers move to more circular practices, Colin Kennedy, Zero Waste Scotland’s Manufacturing Lead, shares his advice on how you can start.
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- Circular Economy
- Food & Drink
- Sustainable Business
Helping businesses in food & drink become more circular
Circular economy might sound like a buzzword, but for businesses in the food and drink sector, it is about something very practical. That is keeping resources in use for as long as possible and designing out waste. With years of experience supporting the food & drink sector, Gerry Boyle shares practical insights on how your business can start embracing circular practices and unlock new value.
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- Circular Economy
Helping businesses in the bioeconomy become more circular
For bio-based businesses, embracing circular practices delivers benefits beyond sustainability - it can lower costs, create new economic opportunities and strengthen resource resilience. With years of experience supporting the bioeconomy, Amanda Ingram shares practical insights on how your business can start embracing circular practices and unlock new value.
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- Circular Economy
- Sustainable Business
Helping businesses in energy infrastructure become more circular
We all want to move to a world where businesses in the energy infrastructure sector can adopt a truly circular business model without hitting their bottom line. With decades of experience helping companies in the energy infrastructure sectors move to more sustainable practises, Kenny Taylor, Zero Waste Scotland’s Net Zero Infrastructure Lead, provides his advice below on how you can start.
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- Circular Economy
Ciaran McGuigan appointed as new Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland has today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive – with Ciaran McGuigan, current Finance and Corporate Services Director, taking the helm after a robust, competitive recruitment process.
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- Circular Economy
What is a circular economy?
The circular economy an all-encompassing approach to life and business which, in simple terms, can be explained as 'make, use, remake' rather than 'make, use, dispose'.
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- Circular Economy
- Food & Drink
Zero Waste Scotland calls for collaborative action on food waste to curb unprecedented environmental damage
New research from Zero Waste Scotland shows food waste is having previously unquantified impacts on the health of the planet in addition to its known role in climate change.
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- Circular Economy
Iain Gulland to step down as Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland today announced that our Chief Executive Iain Gulland is to step down from his role after eleven years of service.
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