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30 January, 2019
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Smoke and Mirrors
I was recently asked to present at the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (formerly BIFM) AGM about the plastic’s ‘crisis’. A subject that I had written about for World Environment day…
17 December, 2018
Plastics
Drowning in Plastic
On November 29th I was invited to join Liz Bonnin, BBC environmental documentarist, to talk at the Royal Geographic Society on how we as a Planet are ‘drowning in plastics’ a documentary originally…
26 October, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
My time at CivTech®
Where in Scotland does the public sector, private sector, community, investors and third sector come together to build innovative, industry defining ideas? The answer is CivTech®. A unique…
24 October, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Ditto Sustainability thrilled to win CivTech® 3.0's Challenge 6
Ditto Sustainability has been chosen to transform the re-use of products for NHS Scotland. Reducing waste, providing cost savings, and developing skilled jobs; stimulating the Scottish circular…
15 October, 2018
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Corporate Sustainability,
Safety,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Environmental,
and Wellbeing,
Health,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Going circular with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Dan Botterill, CEO of Ditto Sustainability, explains how Artificial intelligence (AI) can help towards achieving a more circular economy. The 4th Industrial revolution conjures imagery of all kinds…
09 October, 2018
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Safety,
Learning,
and Wellbeing,
Health,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Shocking news highlights, 'What's your waste duty of care?'
Shocking news emerged that the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare waste management had been failing to dispose of 350 tonnes of medical waste, which included human body parts; sparking a…
20 September, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Climate Action,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Energy-from-waste vs. Incineration. What's the difference?
What happens to the rubbish that leaves your home or business? In the UK, a lot of it is incinerated.
19 September, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Circular Economy,
Plastics,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Learning,
Environmental
The evolving role of the waste contractor
For those of us who’ve worked in or with the waste industry for a while, it certainly feels like times are changing. A public obsession with single use plastics, rallying cries for better food waste…
21 August, 2018
Waste,
Corporate Sustainability,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Peace,
Industry,
Justice and Strong Institutions,
Events,
Environmental Law and Compliance
RWM: Is my waste contractor ripping me off?!
Around 20,000 recycling, waste, resources and sustainability professionals will head to Birmingham’s NEC for RWM Exhibition on 12-13 September 2018. The industry’s most influential names and…