On 28 February 2023, Scottish Fire and Rescue Services (SFRS) were alerted to a fire at the Shore Recycling site at Friarton Bridge Park in Perth. The blaze is understood to have involved ...

Household recycling is at its highest ever levels – with over 45 per cent of household waste recycled in 2017. And, for the first time ever, exceeded the amount of waste sent to landfill. The SNP ...

The situation is better in other parts of the UK, with 56.9% of household waste recycled in Wales and 49.2% in Northern Ireland. Scotland's recycling rate (42.1%) is even worse than England's. The ...

However, the statistics still show Scotland trailing the recycling and composting performance of both England and Wales, with England yesterday (February 12) reporting a household waste recycling rate ...