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Waste Management & Recycling Charity Retail Association zerowastescotland.org.uk @zerowastescot

Outline • Introduction • Regulations • Improving waste management and recycling • Resource Efficient Scotland support • Revolve • Questions

About Zero Waste Scotland We exist to create a society where resources are valued and nothing is wasted. Our goal is to help Scotland realise the economic, environmental and social benefits of making best use of the world’s limited natural resources.

Our work

Waste Regulations (Scotland) 2012 • All businesses, public sector and not-for-profit organisations are required to present metal, plastic, glass, paper and card for separate collection • Food businesses (except in rural areas) which produce over 5 kg of food waste per week to present that food waste for separate collection from 1 January 2016. • Waste contractors to provide collection and treatment services which deliver high quality recycling. • A ban on any metal, plastic, glass, paper, card and food collected separately for recycling from going to incineration or landfill from 1 January 2014. • A ban on biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill from 1 January 2021.

Hints and tips from the regulator

SEPA Guidance - Reuse Guidance available at www.sepa.org.uk

Resource Efficient Scotland • Advice and Support Service – 0808 808 226 • Online guides • Working with your waste contractor • Waste hierarchy • Prevention – don’t accept unwanted items • Staff training + involvement www.resourceefficientscotland.com/

Thoughts on rags – Textile Recycling Association • Likely the markets will come under increasing pressure • Number of businesses either withdrawing from sorting in the UK or scaling back their sorting operations significantly in the last year or so • Possible that shipments of used clothing will be subjected to increasing checks from customs officers -Transfrontier Shipments of Waste Regulations • Prices paid likely to reduce with increased burdens

www.letsrecyce.com

• Revolve is Scotland’s national re -use quality standard • It is a certification scheme that supports businesses dealing in second hand goods to be legally compliant , meet trading standards , and provide an excellent customer experience • Our goal is to increase the purchase of second hand over new and we do that by supporting second hand stores to appeal to a wider audience and sell more

What’s in it for you? • Displaying the Revolve brand shows your customers that you are committed to high standards and continuous improvement • The programme supports you to display quality , reliability and professionalism to grow your customer base and increase the sale of second hand goods. • You will be joining Blythswood Care, Bethany, Sense Scotland, Capability Scotland and Salvation Army Trading Company (distribution depot) who are all Revolve certified • Revolve provides: full support and templates/information to meet standards professional visual merchandising and customer experience training and support

For more information contact: samantha.moir@zerowastescotland.org.uk www.revolvereuse.com

Questions?

Thank you. zerowastescotland.org.uk @ZeroWasteScot