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Beaufort's Dyke, showing the position of the munitions dump, from an Admiralty chart published in 1947. Depth in fathoms. Because of its depth and its proximity to the Cairnryan military port, Beaufort's Dyke became the United Kingdom's largest offshore dump site for surplus conventional and chemical munitions after the Second World War: it had been used for the purpose since the early 20th ...
This is the first and currently only landfill with the ability to accept hazardous waste to landfill in Scotland under the Landfill Directive. The Avondale Landfill incorporates landfill gas recovery facilities which are used to generate renewable electricity on site which is supplied into the national grid.
Landfill site at Oatslie, Scotland, in 2009. Landfills in the United Kingdom were historically the most commonly used option for waste disposal. Up until the 1980s, policies of successive governments had endorsed the "dilute and disperse" approach. [1]
Volunteers call for help in tackling growing litter problem along the A1 in Scotland. ... and unsecured waste being blown from commercial lorries on their way to the nearby landfill sites and ...
Greengairs Landfill in 2012. The Greengairs Landfill is a landfill site in Scotland that receives non-hazardous household, commercial and industrial waste from the North Lanarkshire area. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and features landfill gas collection systems which are used to generate electricity for export into the National Grid.
Greengairs power station opened in 1996, and is powered by methane produced by biodegrading materials from a large landfill site developed since 1990 in former open cast workings situated to the south of the village. [10] Greengairs is the largest landfill site in Scotland, handling waste from Glasgow and Edinburgh. [11]
Biffa Waste Services is seeking £166m following the collapse of Scotland's deposit return scheme.
Dunfermline has one recycling centre and several recycling points, all operated by the local authority, Fife Council. [159] [160] Non-hazardous waste is sent to landfill at Lochhead, near the town and Lower Melville Wood, near Ladybank. [161] Healthcare is supplied by NHS Fife who have their headquarters at Hayfield House in Kirkcaldy.