Waste

Waste Aware Scotland

Waste Aware Scotland provides you with helpful advice on how and why to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your household waste.

Keep up to date with the latest waste news and events, and what is being done to encourage people to be more waste aware where you live.

Waste Aware Business

Waste Aware Business is a national campaign run by Waste Aware Scotland. It aims to raise awareness of how businesses can deal with their waste more sustainably.

You can use this website to access information and tools to help you to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your business waste.

Community Recycling Network Scotland (CRNS)

CRNS is a membership body for community recycling organisations throughout Scotland. It provides information, advice and support to both existing and emerging community recyclers.

Furniture Reuse Network (FRN)

The FRN is the national body which supports, assists and develops charitable re-use organisations across the UK.

They do this to reduce poverty by helping households in need access furniture, white goods and other household items at affordable prices.

Community RePaint provides a solution to the problem of waste paint being left unused or thrown away by providing an outlet for unwanted reusable paint while helping local communities and individuals.

Love Food, Hate Waste

Most of us don't realise the amount of food we throw away. Over a third of the food we buy in Scotland is thrown directly in the bin, at least half of this could have been eaten.

This website provides information on how to store food, plan portions and recipe ideas.

The Mailing Preference Service (MPS)

MPS is a free service set up 20 years ago and funded by the direct mail industry to enable consumers to have their names and home addresses in the UK removed from, or added to, lists used by the industry.