Towards Zero
Interested in doing things differently to help end the climate crisis? The Towards Zero podcast by Zero Waste Scotland is for you. Each episode features interesting stories, information and ideas from a wide range of guests, including our own experts, on how we can all waste less and do more. Subscribe to Towards Zero to stay up to date with the latest research, tips and ideas on how we can all help save the planet.
Episodes
13 episodes
Choose to Reuse (EP.10)
Ditching Disposables to stop takeaways costing the Earth Our guests Alvaro Bernabeu, owner of Malvarosa, Portobello, Edinburgh. Catherine Bozec, communications partner, Zero Waste Sc...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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15:19
Getting Around (EP.9)
How to make sure going electric really will help end the climate crisisOur guests Dr Euan McTurk, electric vehicle battery engineer and host of YouTube show, Plug Life Television ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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17:00
Christmas Special (PART.4) - Making recycling easy this Christmas
From wrapping paper to food packaging; cardboard boxes, to empty bottles – the festivities around Christmas certainly bring with them an array of waste that requires different modes of disposal. For some, this process ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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14:58
Christmas Special (PART.3) - Top tips to reduce food waste this Christmas
For a lot of people, the best part about Christmas is the food – whether it be an excuse to graze on treats throughout the day, or a bustling table full of Christmas favourites. But food waste has a huge impact on our carbon footprint. Around...
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13:59
Christmas Special (PART.2) - Savvy ways to sustainably gift this Christmas
It’s not unfair to say that, as consumers, most of us tend to show our love at Christmas through buying things for one another. With toy ads bombarding our televisions, and 3-for-2 on beauty items resulting in needless items clogging our ...
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15:10
Christmas Special (PART.1) - How to reduce the carbon cost of your Christmas
From the gifts we buy at Christmas to the paper that we wrap them in – everything has a carbon tag attached. But we can all limit our carbon footprint during the most indulgent time by reducing the amount we consume. Consumption is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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12:42
Getting social (EP.8)
Dress up and drink up without trashing the planet Our guests Naomi Ross, co-founder of online clothing rental service Sioda Hannah Clinch, co-creator of Dunoon Goes Pop Loui...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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12:08
Secondhand - First Choice (EP.6)
Secondhand is first choice for shoppers and businesses helping to end the climate crisis (Perthshire) Our guests Fiona Gilbert, development manager at Remake Scotland Laura Blair, circular eco...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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12:08
A cracker of an opportunity (EP.5)
How two Highland firms got together to help end the climate crisis by baking biscuits from beer.Our guests: Lewis Maclean, managing director at Maclean’s Highland Bakery Nig...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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14:50
Return, refill, repeat (EP.4)
How a Scottish beauty business is helping to end the waste behind the climate crisis.In this episode, we take a virtual visit to Glasgow as Scotland’s largest city gears up to host COP26, the latest global climate crisis talks.We...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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14:07
The Future of Work (EP.3)
The job that can’t wait – how the energy sector and other industries are doing business differently to end the climate crisisOur guests: Mark Herring, Fu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:55
