Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
Recycling
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Edinburgh city council accused of ‘creative carbon accounting’
The City of Edinburgh Council has been accused of “creative carbon accounting” by “ignoring” the climate pollution caused by a
30,000 tonnes of recycling waste ‘goes up in smoke’
Over 30,000 tonnes of waste put out every year for recycling in Scotland end up being burnt in incinerators
Ten new waste incinerators ‘will threaten recycling targets’
Plans to treble the amount of waste burnt in ten new incinerators across Scotland will prevent the Scottish Government from
Council faced £700k monthly PFI waste bill even if service was stopped
It was the private finance initiative (PFI) contract aiming to make Dumfries and Galloway council “cleaner and greener”, but which
Scotland’s waste dump failure ‘could give England £100m’
Scotland’s failure to ban waste dumping could give England a “£100 million landfill tax gift”, an industry body is
Scotland lagging behind the rest of the UK on recycling
Scottish ministers and councils have come under fire after official figures revealed that Scotland recycled less household waste than England,
Rash of new waste incinerators prompts fears for health and recycling
Eleven huge new waste incinerators are being planned across Scotland, prompting warnings they will endanger health, pollute the environment and
Industry’s battle to block drinks deposit scheme
The drinks and retail industries have fought a fierce behind-the-scenes battle to block plans for a deposit scheme for drinks