Rural residents facing 40-mile round-trip headache after Angus dumpers banned from Dundee skips
Dundee has slammed the brakes on Angus residents crossing the border to dump their rubbish in city skip sites.
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Fife Matters: Stop putting barriers in way of Fifers doing their bit
Days before school pupils and others took to the streets to take part in a global day of action against climate change, someone, somewhere thought it wise to take a decision which will inevitably be counter-productive.
Saturday Journal: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
The Americans, bless their little cotton socks, like to think 1991 was the year punk broke.
Fly-tipping fears as Dundee council bans Fifers from using its recycling centres
Dundee City Council has banned Fifers from using its recycling centres in a move to save cash.
Don’t just cycle – recycle!
The Bike Station, as its website declares, recycles donated bikes, sell them at affordable prices, and then use the proceeds to help people across Scotland get cycling. It is a commitment that suits Perth Bike Station manager, Mark Sinclair, down to the ground.
Skips spat continues beyond budget with Monifieth councillor in the firing line
A Monifieth councillor is in the firing line after voting against the creation of a new £2.4m state-of-the-art shared dump for Carnoustie/Monifieth.
UK ‘not on track’ to recycle 50% of household waste by 2020
The UK is not on track to meet EU targets to recycle half of household rubbish by 2020, the latest Government data suggests.
Council criticised on waste incineration plans
The Scottish Government has been criticised for not having adequate plans over incineration of waste before a vital Fife Council vote on a major incinerator near Cardenden.
Glass bottles should be in drinks containers deposit scheme, say Tories
A deposit return scheme for drinks containers should include glass bottles and be rolled out across the UK, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Recycling bin day change coming for 30,000 households in north and east Fife
Around 30,000 households in parts of east Fife are to see their bins day change for the first time in years.