Rubbish

The antisocial behaviour of visitors to Lintrathen Loch and Backwater Reservoir has given cause for concern.

Campfires abandoned while alight and human waste found at reservoirs

Green Cat

13 renewables companies breaking new ground

Piles of fish farm waste in a bay at Earshader on the Isle of Lewis

'Rotting graveyard' of fish farm waste on secluded Scottish island

Len Pennie

Len Pennie to perform in 'Worst Poets Club' to 'read rubbish poems'

Landfill is one of the areas affected by the new rules (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP under fire for over 'farcical and fake' landfill ban

Landfill is one of the areas affected by the new rules (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP's landfill ban effectively extended due to 'capacity shortfall'

Cigarette butts to be Britains 'most pervasive' litter problem

A common pub game could help eliminate UK's biggest litter problem

In the film Wall-E, the robot is left behind on a rubbish-filled Earth to clear things up (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez)

How artificially intelligent bins could revolutionise collections David Gourlay

Shore Road, Belhaven, in East Lothian

Push to ban overnight campervan bays as beauty spot used as 'toilet'

Fly-tipping is a scourge of rural Scotland (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

250 million reasons why Scots attitudes to fly-tipping need to change Karyn McCluskey

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

Residents scared to leave homes as dozens of rats infest city flats

David Richardson next to the overflowing bins

Man tackles rat infestation using oil and rubber gloves

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Nightmare tenant with rubbish dump in front garden gets EVICTED

Scotland's councils had wildly mixed results when it came to recycling last year.

Scottish Council Recycling Rates: How much your council recycles

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

Rangers said finding abandoned tents has "been a regular occurrence all summer."

'Lost Valley' once used by MacDonald clan 'destroyed' by visitors

An overflowing bin on Edinburgh's Royal Mile during previous bin strikes

SNP braced for £77.5m of 'painful choices' to avert bin strikes

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

Scenes of rubbish piled up in the streets during a bin strike in Edinburgh in August 2022

The 'awful' plea over bin strikes issued to Edinburgh tourists

Overflowing bins were a common sight during previous strike action in Edinburgh in 2022

Bin strike dates: when rubbish will pile up in Scotland

Rubbish in the streets during Edinburgh Festival will damage this internationally important event (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why John Swinney must beware 'Summer of Discontent' bin strikes Scotsman comment

An overflowing bin on Edinburgh's Royal Mile as waste strikes stretched into a fifth day

12 shocking pictures of rubbish during Edinburgh's bin strikes

Overflowing bins on Edinburgh's Royal Mile in August 2022. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS

Could rubbish pile up in Edinburgh's streets again across festivals?

Joan Neininger & Ken Selway share a kiss at their wedding reception at Hannover Court, Cinderford, Gloucestershire.

‘Lady’ - who married ‘Tramp’ she found going through bins - dies

These pictures show the 'war zone' that greeted a family arriving for the first time at their historic Â£1.5m manor home - after the seller 'gutted' it before completion

Family devastated after new £1.5m home ‘gutted’ by seller be he left

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with buyers warned to take ‘great care’ inspecting derelict property

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with price starting at £55,000

See inside the £795k rundown mansion which comes with a health warning

Homeowners could be liable for £50k fine if your neighbour does ‘this’ to your property

Neighbours could land homeowners a £50k fine according to obscure law

The terraced house in Whitnash Grove, Coventry could easily be a smart family home but for one major snag the property has suffered from extensive fire damage inside

House labelled ‘Britain’s filthiest’ sells at auction for £175,000

Stacey Solomon shares cheap 25p cleaning hack for removing limescale

A look at the UK’s most neglected street compared to The Last Of Us

The Banksy mural in in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the skip was removed

Removal of part of a Banksy work has now left the mural ‘worthless’

Masked Singer elimination: Piece of Cake’s reason for taking part

Cleansing staff in the Scottish capital have been out on strike since August 18, with the action timed to coincide with the Edinburgh festivals.

Swinney: Rubbish piling up on Edinburgh streets 'deeply concerning'

Rubbish has been piling up in the Capital

In pictures: Piles of rubbish mounts up in Edinburgh amid strike

Thousands of council workers are set to strike

'Rubbish will pile high' and schools close as council workers vote to strike

First News: Is Recycling a Load of Rubbish?

Shags on Inchkeith and the Isle of May will be analysed for exposure to toxic pollution leaking from landfill and other sites around the Firth of Forth as part of a £2.3m research project

Study to reveal effects of toxic trash on shags

Uber driver Conrad Dalphinis welcomed the Supreme Court decision that drivers should be classed as workers, not independent third-party contractors (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Uber court ruling exposes the reality of the gig economy – Richard Leonard MSP

Allan McGregor had to put in a man of the match performance against Hamilton to earn Rangers a draw. Picture: SNS

McGregor blasts Rangers team-mates
Rangers star Allan McGregor blasted his team-mates for the performance in the 1-1 draw with Hamilton.

The sheep with the can stuck in its mouth. Picture: SWNS

Farmer forced to remove Irn-Bru can wedged in sheep's mouth in Scottish Highland...

Glasgow's rat problem is significantly higher than in Edinburgh, according to callout statistics. Picture: SoS licence

Glasgow rat problem ‘alarmingly high’ as city sees six times more callouts than ...

Flyers and other items of Festival waste are to be turned into renewable energy. Picture: Jon Savage

Rubbish collected during Fringe to be turned into renewable energy

Hibernian manager Neil Lennon slammed his players. Pic: SNS/Bill Murray

Neil Lennon slams 'pathetic' Hibs performance

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Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 13/08/15

Rose Street has been affected by vermin and birds. Picture: Scott Taylor

Seagulls and rats ‘time raids’ on Rose Street bins

Illegal immigrants, rounded up by police, wait on buses in Riyadh, left and below, to deport them. Picture: Getty

Saudi Arabia: Purge of migrants rebounds

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright suggested that former team-mate Neil Lennon shouldn't comment on opposition players. Picture: SNS

Tommy Wright hits out at Neil Lennon over comments

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House-proud neighbours can help to sell your home

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Leaders: ‘Don’t recycle and you will be punished’

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‘The new bins regime faces its first real test’

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Jim Orr: It’s time to dump our lax attitude towards recycling

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Bin contractors cost £3.5m

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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