SCOTTISH COMPANIES have come out in force to back the new Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement to cut waste. Recent signatories include The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh; Edinburgh International Conference Centre; compostable food packaging manufacturers Vegware; and Scottish Water Horizons. Biffa has also become the first [...]
SMALL BUSINESSES in Scotland can apply for new funding to help them reduce waste and improve efficiency. The money, available from Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS), is designed to help businesses wishing to make capital investments which aim to reduce raw material use, [...]
HUNDREDS OF NEW recycling bins are being installed in busy public places across Scotland as the country marks the start of Recycle Week. Popular locations where people can now recycle include Edinburghs recently-refurbished Royal Commonwealth Pool, Glasgows Kelvingrove Park, and Camperdown Country Park in Dundee. The new facilities have been funded by Zero [...]
SCOTLAND IS SET to run a new trial to encourage more people to recycle on-the-go through reverse vending. The concept, which involves people being given cash or discounts when they recycle in the street, has proved successful in many other parts of the world [...]
OVER 80 RESTAURANTS in Glasgow are working together in a new cooperative to help cut food waste and costs. The pilot project will help the businesses meet new waste regulations in Scotland. Funded by Zero Waste Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Cooperative Development Scotland, the Glasgow [...]
Zero waste law could bring huge savings
By footprint on June 7, 2012
Published in: Comment, Foodservice News, News, Zeitgeist and tagged Glasgow Restaurants Association, Iain Gulland, New Waste Regulations, Scottish Government's Zero Waste Plan, Zero Waste Scotland.
Scotland has some new waste regulations in place . But what they mean for the foodservice industry? Iain Gulland explains. BUSINESSES OPERATING in Scotlands catering sector will be required to sort and present food waste and other key recyclable materials for separate collection under new Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, passed by the Scottish Parliament [...]