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Scotland’s recycling rate hits all-time high

Envirotec Magazine

recycled – the highest recycling rate recorded since the start of the current series in 2011. It’s a real Scottish success story that has plenty of capacity to grow further, given over a quarter of waste soils (excavation waste) still ends up in landfill.” Scotland generated 10.16 million tonnes of waste, with 62.3%

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Scotland reaches 12-year low for household waste while recycling plateaus

Envirotec Magazine

Last year Scotland generated its lowest amount of household waste since 2011, according to the latest figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), published on 17 October. This continues the long-term downward trend, with a reduction of 868,000 tonnes (59.7%) of household waste landfilled since 2011.

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Landfill and recycling both down, and incineration on the up: Scotland waste summary 2020 published

Envirotec Magazine

million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 2011. achieved in 2011. The amount of Scottish household waste landfilled in 2020 was 660,000 tonnes, a reduction of 98,000 tonnes (13.0%) from 2019, and a reduction 794,000 tonnes (54.6%) from 2011. million TCO2e since 2011. Household waste generated increased 0.3% million tonnes.

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SEPA figures show recovering recycling rate in Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

Carbon impact of Scotland’s waste increased by 53,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in 2021, but is down 860,000 tonnes CO2e since 2011. largely due to more soils and sorting residues being landfilled. below 2011 levels, the carbon impact of Scottish household waste generated and managed was 12.8% (0.86 less than 2011.

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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Its framework excludes areas such as plastics in the oceanic food chain and the loss of soil fertility. Back in 2011, the company worked with Trucost to develop an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) account to help measure and manage environmental impacts across its operations and supply chain.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

GreenBiz

One example of an organization with which BCG already works is Indigo Ag, the company behind the Terraton Initiative, an effort to draw down 1 trillion tons of atmospheric CO2 through regenerative agriculture and soil wellness initiatives. It has reduced its direct emissions by 70 percent since 2011, with a pledge to reach 90 percent by 2040.

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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

Despite the numerous residential fertilizer ordinances passed since 2011, water quality, harmful algal blooms, and seagrass loss, which has resulted in mass deaths of the threatened Florida manatee, have continued to worsen.

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