- Food Waste @ Your Local Co-op
Co-operative Food stores are highlighting food waste in Dunbar, at their main store at Friar’s Croft, which incidentally has easy parking and recycling facilities. Working on Waste (WOW) supports companies to help their customers reduce food… Continue reading Food Waste @ Your Local Co-op - Dunbar goes for Zero Waste
Could “Zero Waste Town” become a common-place accolade in Scotland? Given Scottish Government’s ambitions in its Zero Waste Plan, we certainly think that a community led approach may be a game changer. This plan describes a Scotland… Continue reading Dunbar goes for Zero Waste - Waste not – if you can recycle it
Householders will by now be receiving news through their letterbox that changes in waste collections are in the pipeline. This has to be a welcome move as waste is costly to dispose of, while recycling… Continue reading Waste not – if you can recycle it - How does Flanders achieve a 73% diversion rate?
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… Continue reading How does Flanders achieve a 73% diversion rate? - Vegetable Waste La Pintana, Chile
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… Continue reading Vegetable Waste La Pintana, Chile - San Francisco can do it – so can we?
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… Continue reading San Francisco can do it – so can we? - Case Study: Mumbai co-operatives help decentralise recycling
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,… Continue reading Case Study: Mumbai co-operatives help decentralise recycling - The Food Waste Collection
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… Continue reading The Food Waste Collection - Love Food – Hate WasteThe old motherly advice that you should leave the table feeling hungry has many different meanings in today’s world, where an increasing number don’t have enough to eat and many of us too much. Making… Continue reading Love Food – Hate Waste
- Scotland’s Waste regulations are changing for businesses BIG and smallIf you’ve missed the news, here’s a link to Resource Efficient Scotland, which provides the latest information and helpful advice and guidance on what steps you may need to take.
- Sandal wearing tofu munchin’Not long ago talk of a Green Town or a Zero Waste Town was strictly the realm of liberal thinking, sandal wearing, tofu munching Guardian readers. The caricature seems a long way off from Zero… Continue reading Sandal wearing tofu munchin’
- Can it be recycled?We’ve found this to be a frequently asked question. One day there will be an app to take the sweat, but meantime this little tool might be a help: