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August 27, 2008
Act now to avoid 'resource wars', warns Zero Waste activist
More than 100 delegates from Scotland's furniture reuse sector gathered in Glasgow today for a major conference, highlighting the growing role furniture reuse projects are playing in tackling poverty and homelessness, while also diverting furniture from landfill.
August 25, 2008
East Coast charity helps homeless
An Edinburgh based charity set up 25 years ago to ease the plight of the homeless, is due to be spotlighted at a major conference taking place in Glasgow this week.
August 22, 2008
Recycling helps recovering addicts beat drug habit
A Glasgow based community recycling project is helping to save lives, as well as the environment, by helping drug users and alcoholics across the UK beat their addictions.
August 20, 2008
Record year for Fife furniture project
A Fife-based furniture reuse project is preparing for rapid business growth after reporting a record year of trading.
August 4, 2008
Pauline Hinchion appointed as new CRNS Chief Executive
The Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) have appointed Pauline Hinchion as their new Chief Executive, to help drive forward the organisation and help the community recycling sector fulfil its potential on the journey towards a Zero Waste society.
June 23, 2008
Zero Waste will boost economy, claims US recycling pioneer
One of the world's most successful Zero Waste activists will address a Glasgow conference in August, to argue that a waste free society will be good for the economy and the climate.
June 2, 2008
Scottish Waste and Resources Awards 2008 open for entries
The Scottish Waste and Resources Awards 2008 are being launched today 2 June, as part of Recycle Week.
April 14, 2008
Furniture projects help low income families furnish homes
Scottish furniture reuse projects helped more than 105,000 people – more than half from low income families – furnish their homes last year, according to a major new study from Scotland's national community recycling body.
February 19, 2008
Furniture toolkit to help social housing providers
A toolkit aimed at helping social housing providers to work with furniture reuse projects is being launched in Stirling on 20 February. The toolkit ‘Buying Packs from Furniture Projects’ has been developed by the CRNS.
January 28, 2008
Top green campaigners to ‘heat’ up major recycling conference
Some of Scotland’s leading green campaigners, who are due to take part in a major conference in March, have been listed in a ‘Who’s Who’ of environmental activists published this month.
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