F – Fly-tipping Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste, commonly left next to roads, in fields and in rivers. The nature and amount of waste can vary differently from as little as a single bag of house hold rubbish to waste of much larger quantities up to thousands of tonnes, like construction or demolition […]
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Litter louts will be hit with tougher fines from April 2014 – Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed Fixed Penalty Notices for littering will rise from £50 to £80 while flytipping offences will quadruple to £200 from April 1 next year, if backed by the Scottish Parliament. It follows the National Litter Strategy Consultation in
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Organisations and individuals in Scotland are being encouraged to get involved in European Week for Waste Reduction (16-24 November) by promoting ways to re-use items rather than throw them away. This annual week is being delivered by Zero Waste Scotland and aims to raise awareness of how people can reduce waste and the benefits to everyone of
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Zero Waste Scotland has launched an online poll to gauge how Scottish people, communities and businesses feel about litter. Run in tandem with the Scottish Government’s consultation on a national litter strategy and building on a hugely successful inaugural Litter Week of Action, the poll has been set up to take a quick ‘snap shot’
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A recent litter audit has revealed that an average of seven bottles and cans can be found on every 100metres of Scotland’s roads, creating a hazard to road users and wildlife, and costs millions to remove. A call to clean up and clamp down on litter on Scotland’s roads has been issued for Scotland’s first
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