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Call for August 16 to be national litter day due to delayed DRS

August 16 should become Scotland’s annual national litter day, a charity has suggested, marking one of the days the deposit return scheme (DRS) was initially meant to begin. While the scheme has been delayed several times, the date of August 16 2023 ...

16 Aug 2023 at 10:18

Scotland

Campaigners urge ministers to set targets for refillable and reusable containers

The Scottish Government is being urged to set targets for refillable and reusable products in new legislation that aims to help build a greener economy. Environmental campaigners at Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) said the Circular Economy ...

27 Nov 2023 at 09:37

Humza Yousaf urged to ‘hold his nerve’ on UK’s first deposit return scheme

Environmental campaigners are calling on Scotland’s First Minister to “hold his nerve” and press ahead with the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) – despite the row it has provoked with Westminster. Humza Yousaf has insisted the plans for the ...

06 Jun 2023 at 11:23

UK’s first deposit return scheme ‘cannot go ahead as planned’, minister says

Scotland’s planned deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks cans and bottles “cannot go ahead as currently planned”, the minister in charge of it has admitted. Lorna Slater said the scheme – which was to have been the first of its kind in the UK – ...

06 Jun 2023 at 15:35

Scotland

National parks can help support farms, says environment charity

The creation of national parks can help “support viable farm businesses”, a report from an environment charity has found. The study, by Scottish Environment Link, highlighted how farmers working in such areas can access “advice, support and ...

02 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Moratorium urged on battery storage sites as report claims ‘huge oversupply’

Campaigners are demanding an immediate moratorium on new battery storage developments, as a new report found projects already proposed could provide four times more electricity storage than will be needed by the end of this decade. The ...

03 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Ministers urged to halt plans for ‘humongous’ data centres over energy use fears

The Scottish Government is being urged to “press pause” on planning applications for new data centres, amid concern proposed sites could double Scotland’s energy demands. Information collected by Action to Protect Rural Scotland ...

18 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Energy needs of data centres could power several trips in DeLorean – campaigners

Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power several trips in the famous time-travelling DeLorean from the Back To The Future films, campaigners have ...

26 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Polling finds ‘near universal support’ for protecting green belt land

Countryside campaigners have highlighted the “near universal support” for green belt land revealed in a new poll to mark their centenary. Research was carried out for both Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) and ...

03 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Scotland

Concerns raised over ‘100,000 idling cars-worth of diesel’ needed by data centre

Concerns have been raised about back-up generators planned for a proposed data centre in Scotland’s capital – with campaigners saying if these were used they would need as much diesel fuel for an hour as more than ...

02 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Scotland

Ministers must ‘get a grip’ on data centre applications, campaigners say

The Scottish Government has been told to “get a grip” on the number of planned data centres – with campaigners warning if all the proposed developments are given the green light it could more than double the ...

03 Mar 2026 at 00:26

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