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Organisation: New Use of Waste Glass Town/City: Corrie Postcode: KA27 8JB Organisation Website Description: A fusion of creativity and a need to find a local solution to Arran's waste has led to one of the most exciting projects being undertaken by Arran Recycling Company (ARCO). MiniWeb: MiniWeb |
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Edinburgh and Lothians Real Nappy Project Organisation: Edinburgh and Lothians Real Nappy Project Town/City: Edinburgh Postcode: EH6 5PY Organisation Website Description: Changeworks launched the first real nappy project in Scotland in September 2003. The aim of the project being to encourage parents to choose real nappies for their babies instead of disposables to reduce the amount of nappy waste going to landfill. MiniWeb: MiniWeb |
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Recycling for Good - North Lanarkshire Household Recycling Pilot Organisation: Recycling for Good Town/City: Denny Postcode: FK6 6QE Description: BTCV set up a pilot scheme starting in March 2002 to carry out a fortnightly collection of dry household waste from 27,000 households in North Lanarkshire. Case Study Link: Case Study Link |
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East Renfrewshire Waste Recycling Technology Centre Organisation: East Renfrewshire Waste Recycling Technology Centre Town/City: Barrhead Postcode: G788 2QX Description: The Waste Recycling Technology Centre provides training for unemployed people within Community Recycling and IT. Waste is collected from numerous local businesses which is then segregated and recycled. It uses thermophilic processors and vermiculture to recycle organic waste to produce a compost for the purpose of research on plants. Trainees go through job search activities to help them move into full-time employment. The project forms part of the schools curriculum for the Education dept in which school children visit the project to achieve various parts of their learning. It also has purchased a bio diesel plant to recycle spent vegetable oils and use this fuel to run the project vehicles. MiniWeb: MiniWeb |
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Aberdeen Creative Waste Exchange Organisation: Creative Waste Exchange Town/City: Aberdeen Postcode: AB21 7HG Organisation Website Description: The Creative Waste Exchange collects materials donated by local businesses and companies and after sorting and some preparation makes these materials available to the community as a good quality, low-cost resource. MiniWeb: MiniWeb Case Study Link: Case Study Link |
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