For our Third Zero Waste Christmas blog we’re thinking about trees. Few things make us feel more Christmassy than getting our tree up and decorated but there’s a lot of debate out there over which trees are best for the environment, real or fake? While fake trees can usually be re-used year on year, and …
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Welcome to the second day of our Zero Waste Christmas. Today’s topic is one of those Christmas conundrums, Secret Santa! It’s the same in offices across the country, you’ve pulled a name out the hat and now you’re franticly trying to remember who Dave is and figure out what on earth you can get him …
It’s the first of December, Christmas lights are twinkling, our festive hats and mittens are keeping us cosy and we’re looking forward to our daily advent chocolate. It’s that time of year again: Christmas Time! Easily our favourite time of year in the Zero Waste Dunbar team, we love the lights, the happiness, the excitement, …
Grainne McIntyre, consultant, lives locally and reflects on what might help Dunbar become a Zero Waste Town. This is the fourth of 5 case studies from across the globe Arguably, Flanders has one of the best recycling and prevention programmes in Europe. The Flemish region is one 6 in Belgium, with a population of 6.2m …
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Grainne McIntyre, consultant, lives locally and reflects on what might help Dunbar become a Zero Waste Town. This is the third of 5 case studies from across the globe The Chilean community of La Pintana – one of the poorest in the country – has found that recycling their largest waste segment – vegetable waste …
Grainne McIntyre, consultant, lives locally and reflects on what might help Dunbar become a Zero Waste Town. This is the second of 5 case studies from across the globe San Francisco is a global leader in waste management. Their Zero Waste practices have been adopted in cities across the world. The city is cosmopolitan with …
Grainne McIntyre, consultant, lives locally and reflects on what might help Dunbar become a Zero Waste Town through the first of 5 case studies from across the globe The Indian city of Mumbai, population 12.5m, is divided into 24 wards, each with individual budgets and waste management responsibility. The city government operates a communal waste …
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I’ve heard a lot of people tell me in the last few weeks that the new waste regulations are a load of rubbish, pun intended. I can’t and won’t repeat some of the ruder things people have said. But not everyone sees it that way. Below, in the videos, are some examples of how food …
In the late 1800s all soft drinks were sold in glass bottles. Bottles returned to shops were collected by the manufacturer. There wasn’t a deposit scheme in place at this time – the return was completely voluntary. Not far up the road, in Falkirk, Barrs first started making soft drinks way back in 1875, and even …
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I was visiting one of my favorite places in East Lothian, Inveresk Garden and Lodge. There is not a time of the year when this place is not inspiring. A stone’s throw from the rumbling A1, it is nonetheless a peaceful and calming space. But one thing got me going, last time I was there …
