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Titan Crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Import reliance leaves Scotland's key sectors exposed, ZWS sector-level accounts find

Zero Waste Scotland's first sector-level Material Flow Accounts trace where materials enter, embed and leave the economy, identifying the sectors with the heaviest resource use and environmental impact.

Mining vehicles loading ore at an arid mine site

World economy loses €25.4 trillion a year to waste and obsolescence

Circle Economy and Deloitte put an economic price on non-circular practices for the first time, estimating annual value losses equivalent to 31 per cent of global GDP.

2 months ago

World economy loses €25.4 trillion a year to waste and obsolescence

2 months ago

Mining vehicles loading ore at an arid mine site

The Scottish Government building at Victoria Quay in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Widening the circle

Scotland publishes circular economy strategy with 2045 vision

The Scottish Government has published its circular economy strategy, setting out five priority sectors and a monitoring framework to track progress towards a net zero, nature positive nation by 2045.

3 months ago

Widening the circle

Scotland publishes circular economy strategy with 2045 vision

3 months ago

The Scottish Government building at Victoria Quay in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Picture of circular planet made from waste

Weight of expectations

Global waste generation outpacing progress on management, World Bank finds

World Bank report finds 2.6 billion tonnes of municipal waste generated in 2022, with volumes set to rise 50 per cent by 2050 as management improvements fail to keep pace.

3 months ago

Weight of expectations

Global waste generation outpacing progress on management, World Bank finds

3 months ago

Picture of circular planet made from waste

Photo of Ciaran McGuigan, Chief Executive, Zero Waste Scotland

What Scotland's circular jobs data tells us about the future of the circular economy

Scotland's circular economy is already working — 56,000 jobs, £4 billion in value, and productivity 16% above the national average. Now we need to back it.

4 months ago

What Scotland's circular jobs data tells us about the future of the circular economy

4 months ago

Photo of Ciaran McGuigan, Chief Executive, Zero Waste Scotland

Circular Construction Hub workers refurbishing a building in hi-vis jackets

Building on reuse

UK's first circular construction hub opens in London's Royal Docks

A 20,000 sq m site in Newham will salvage and redistribute construction materials, with plans to become Europe's largest circular construction facility within five years.

4 months ago

Building on reuse

UK's first circular construction hub opens in London's Royal Docks

4 months ago

Circular Construction Hub workers refurbishing a building in hi-vis jackets

Smartphone parts set over picture of a world map at night

Smartphone report maps mineral extraction risks across 11 global mining hotspots

New Fairphone study traces 24 minerals in smartphone supply chains to specific mining regions, finding 75 per cent of environmental impact occurs before the device reaches consumers.

4 months ago

Smartphone report maps mineral extraction risks across 11 global mining hotspots

4 months ago

Smartphone parts set over picture of a world map at night

February review concludes with decision to end all household waste recycling centre collections

Salvation Army to permanently withdraw textile banks from HWRC sites

February review concludes with decision to end all household waste recycling centre collections

5 months ago

Salvation Army to permanently withdraw textile banks from HWRC sites

5 months ago

February review concludes with decision to end all household waste recycling centre collections

Deposit return schemes linked to increased collection volumes across multiple EU member states in 2023.

European aluminium beverage can recycling rate reaches record 76.3 per cent

Deposit return schemes linked to increased collection volumes across multiple EU member states in 2023.

5 months ago

European aluminium beverage can recycling rate reaches record 76.3 per cent

5 months ago

Deposit return schemes linked to increased collection volumes across multiple EU member states in 2023.

Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse

Circuit breakers

Material Focus awards £567,720 to first Circular Electricals Fund projects

Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse

5 months ago

Circuit breakers

Material Focus awards £567,720 to first Circular Electricals Fund projects

5 months ago

Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031

Message in a bottle

Wales secures Internal Market Act exclusion to include glass in deposit return scheme

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031

5 months ago

Message in a bottle

Wales secures Internal Market Act exclusion to include glass in deposit return scheme

5 months ago

UK Government approves Welsh Government’s divergence with conditions including extended transition period to October 2031

Five-country comparison finds UK has most best-practice policies in place but still landfills 12 per cent of municipal waste

Enfinium-backed WRAP study positions residual waste management within circular economy

Five-country comparison finds UK has most best-practice policies in place but still landfills 12 per cent of municipal waste

5 months ago

Enfinium-backed WRAP study positions residual waste management within circular economy

5 months ago

Five-country comparison finds UK has most best-practice policies in place but still landfills 12 per cent of municipal waste

Expiry of Renewables Obligation support from April 2027 threatens closure of UK biomass plants

Burning question

WRA warns millions of tonnes of waste wood face landfill without government action

Expiry of Renewables Obligation support from April 2027 threatens closure of UK biomass plants

5 months ago

Burning question

WRA warns millions of tonnes of waste wood face landfill without government action

5 months ago

Expiry of Renewables Obligation support from April 2027 threatens closure of UK biomass plants

Consultation response confirms time-and-materials charging scheme takes effect from 3 February 2026

Environment Agency confirms £118 hourly charge for Simpler Recycling non-compliance

Consultation response confirms time-and-materials charging scheme takes effect from 3 February 2026

5 months ago

Environment Agency confirms £118 hourly charge for Simpler Recycling non-compliance

5 months ago

Consultation response confirms time-and-materials charging scheme takes effect from 3 February 2026

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