“As long as we have cheap fracked gas then we will have virgin plastic production” Andy Georgi
What Impact Has The Covid19 Pandemic Had On Our Plastic Pollution ?
From Excellent to Very Poor: SEPAs Ratings for Environmental Compliance
Over 90% of businesses in Scotland comply with environmental regulations according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Update on Ditching the Plastic
Having trialled the bamboo toothbrush and the toothpaste tablets here are the completely personal results.
Transition Engineering
Wednesday evening saw a lecture on transition engineering by Professor Susan Krumdieck of Canterbury University New Zealand.
Ditching the Plastic
We will be trialling a bamboo brush and toothpaste tablets (which include fluoride).
Safe Sea Bathing – Keeping it Clean
For those who like to dip a toe – or a bit more – into Scotland’s waters and enjoy swimming in our seas SEPA is providing bathers with water quality updates.
Macro & Micro Plastics Pollution in Orkney
94.37% of the sea grass in Halley, Orkney was shown to have micro plastics attached to the plants
Unite Describes The Workplace Parking Levy ‘Regressive’
Unite is highly critical of the devolution of this policy which seems to have occurred without any consultation except through private negotiations with the Scottish Green Party.”
Arrangements in Orkney when On-Farm Burning of Plastics Ends
“Plastic bale wrap is classed as commercial waste, and therefore must be disposed of at an authorised facility (ie, a waste or recycling facility) at the business owner’s cost.”
On-Farm Burning of Plastics to End
The new regulations come into force from 1st of January 2019.
