The Garden Waste Debate: Exploring Scotland’s Permit System In recent years, many councils across Scotland have implemented a permit system for garden waste collection, raising questions about its effectiveness and fairness. With 21 out of 32 councils now charging for garden waste collection, it’s crucial to examine whether these permits are a sensible approach to […]
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Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) Site visit to Optimum Eco Group – Restructa Ltd. and CCL (North) Ltd. We had the pleasure of taking part in the RMAS site visit to Optimum Eco Group, sites Restructa Ltd. and CCL (North) Ltd, both in Irvine. After a brief catch up over tea/ coffee and pastries, we
Green passes all round for the Albion team! Albion Environmental has recently completed driving for work training with IAM Roadsmart Training. Under our business management system (accredited to BSI) we had identified that one of our main risks was staff travelling to and from work. Our team visit sites up and down the country, which
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Welcome back to the latest update of our \’Meet the Team\’ feature. Every few weeks we have been talking to a different member of the Albion team and asking them to share some of their work and life experiences to help our clients get to know the people behind the brand. This week we are
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On an individual level, there is a huge number of things that you can choose to do to limit your environmental impacts. Read our blog to find out more.
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What is WEEE? WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) is said to be the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. It is a classification used for products that need batteries or have a plug, such as household appliances (fridges, toasters), IT gear (computes, phones), consumer equipment (TVs, radios), lighting and monitoring equipment (lightbulbs, smoke
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Do you know what is meant by sustainability? Would you like to learn about how we can decrease our carbon footprint? Sustainability is made up of 3 key factors Environment Economic Social This is also called 3 P’s – People, Planet, Profit. The concept is that you need all 3 to make a difference. There
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The other week, our KTP Associate – Jennifer Kowalski – was invited to attend Science at The Parliament in Edinburgh. This is what she had to say about the event: The theme for this year’s Science and the Parliament event was sustainability, which is a really interesting, and also a topical subject. There was also
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The Waste Hierarchy is a sustainable waste management model that categorises the various options for dealing with waste into an order of preference in a simple five-step hierarchy. At the top of the waste hierarchy is Waste Prevention. This is simply the most effective way of dealing with waste as it reduces the amount of
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