Be Inspired Post

Bonar Yarns is a synthetic grass and carpet yarn company that cares deeply about the environment. They strive for continual improvement in environmental performance and are fully committed to the prevention of pollution. They have invested in a technology, which allows them to recycle much of their polymer waste by re-extruding it into pellets. The […]

The “Filling Station” in Methven is a new venture started by June. You can find fantastic brownies, rolls, cakes, eggs, locally grown fruit and vegetables as well as beautiful handcrafted artifacts created by local artisans The ethos of the shop is “Zero Waste” so you can rest assured that your grocery shopping doesn’t cost the

We at Kilmac have been carrying out “Circular Economy” for years. One of our main tasks is to divert material from Landfill, so that it can be used on another site or works. For example, we try to rehouse soils from every site we are on. Whether that is Top Soil into another job we

‘Beer With Conscience’ I was inspired to create a range of ‘Liquid Bread Ales’ using surplus bread/rolls in collaboration with Clark’s Bakery in 2016 after watching Ch4’s Friday Night Feast with Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty who have been fighting food waste and were keen to discover new solutions to the UK’s most wasted household

Dundee-based engineering firm Albacom has championed the circular economy for some time and has recently put the spotlight on sustainable engineering after merging with energy storage company Genista Energy. Albacom has put emphasis on developing circular approaches to its operations, highlighting the importance of adding longevity to offshore drilling equipment. The firm’s merger with Genista Energy

Flonix has their Head Office in Perth but with offices in Edinburgh, Manchester & London they service most areas within the UK. Flonix  offers flexible IT support, professional IT project delivery and expert IT advice, specifically: Network support Disaster recovery Business continuity Off site backup IT security Server monitoring Business phone systems. Consultancy services Audits

What circular products or business models are you producing or using in your organisation? The Stirling brothers set up Arbikie Distillery with the aim to be ‘one of the world’s most sustainable distilleries’. Arbikie is a rare, field-to-bottle distillery as it grows, distils, matures and bottles it’s family of sustainable spirits at the Arbikie Farm

Fairmont St Andrews has been an industry leader in their commitment and implementation of a range of procedures and practices to ensure they are a sustainable hotel.   Green operations The hotel joined the Clean the World initiative in January 2017 to recycle all unused bathroom soaps and hygiene products. The hotel is recycling on

Tayside Upcycling & Craft Centre is a Community Interest Company set up to champion the environmental benefits of upcycling. Already affectionately nicknamed “The TUCC Shop”, this unique Centre showcases the creations of local Upcycler’s and Craftspeople in hosting 5 resident furniture Upcycler’s and a group of amazing Craftspeople that work with a diverse range of

As lock-down loomed, shops closed, business closed their doors and people found themselves being furloughed, put on reduced hours or worse still laid off completely, we knew we had to do something. We couldn’t speed up the opening of our social supermarket as our premises weren’t quite ready but with the foundations already in place