The digital regulation pilot led by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has already identified that between 50 to 60% of businesses advertising on social media could be breaking the law by operating without holding the required waste carrier licence – and people handing over their waste may be contributing to flytipping and other waste crime.
Month: March 2024
Scottish Recycling Update
This is a policy statement and relates to the Official Statistics Publication for Scotland – Scottish Waste From All Sources 2022 published at 9.30am on Tuesday 26 March 2024.
Highlights are:
- Scottish recycling rate reaches all time high as Scottish households, businesses and public services recycle 62.3% of all waste in the latest data (2022) from Scotland’s environmental watchdog, SEPA.
- The recycling rate increased 5.3% from the 57.0% rate in 2021 – reflecting economic recovery from the pandemic and an increase in the proportion of construction and demolition material recycled.
- Scotland continues to reduce its reliance on landfill – with only 23.2% of all wastes ending up in landfill – an all-time low.
- Supporting the shift from landfill is the small but important role played by energy from waste (incineration) facilities, which saw an 8.3% increase in Scottish waste being treated by incineration in 2022.
Jobs at Gatehouse YMCA
Two new posts at Gatehouse of Fleet YMCA are currently open for applications. For more information on these posts and the application process, please e-mail Gatehouse of Fleet YMCA at: info.gatehouseymca@gmail.com.
Scottish Women’s Convention 28th March
The Scottish Women’s Convention was set up by the Scottish Executive in 2003 in recognition of the need to ensure women’s voices reached policymakers. We work to ensure that women throughout Scotland have an opportunity to be involved in activities and events. The information gathered is reported to key decision-makers at both a local and national … Read more
A75 Overnight Road Closures
The A75 will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. for bridge repairs at Ramhill Bridge, over the River Urr, east of Castle Douglas from Wednesday, 27th to Saturday, 30th March.
Borgue Place Plan Initial Meeting
There will be an initial meeting to discuss the creation of a Borgue Place Plan on Thursday, 21st March in the Borgue Public Hall at 6:30 p.m. Representatives from D&G Council will be there to explain about Place Plans and the process to create one. All are welcome.
NFUS National Park Survey
To try and gauge views from the general population, the local branch of the National Farmers Union Scotland has launched a short online survey. This is open to anyone interested in sharing their views and is anonymous. Take a look at the survey and share your views whether it is for or against the creation … Read more
Road Re-surfacing: Chapelton – Muncraig
The U39s road that runs from Chapelton to Muncraig will have re-surfacing work on the 18th and 19th of March. Will update with more details closer to the time if we get them from D&G Council.
Borgue CC Meeting on Tuesday 12th
The next business meeting of the Borgue Community Council will be on Tuesday, 12th March at 7 p.m. in the Borgue Public Hall.
Early Learning and Child Care
In those early years, when little ones are learning all the time, Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) can make a huge difference to families with young children. Here’s the really good bit – all 3 and 4 year olds, and around a quarter of 2 year olds, can get up to 1140 hours of childcare. … Read more