Ditching Disposables to stop takeaways costing the Earth  

Our guests    

• Alvaro Bernabeu, owner of Malvarosa, Portobello, Edinburgh.  
• Catherine Bozec, communications partner, Zero Waste Scotland 
• Maja Darlington, plastic campaigner, Greenpeace UK 

In this episode, we hear how Scottish takeaways and their customers are wasting less and spending less as they go beyond the latest ban on throwaway plastic to help save the planet and their pocket. 

Alvaro Bernabeu tells us why he’s always charged a deposit for his paella pans. Now he’s saving cash as well as carbon by trialling deposits for other reusable tubs and cups at his restaurant in Edinburgh’s Portobello under Zero Waste Scotland’s Ditching Disposables scheme to help businesses nationwide make the best change for them and the planet. 

Zero Waste Scotland’s communications partner Catherine Bozec explains the ban in more detail, and why we should all ditch all disposables and choose to reuse everything wherever possible, from cups to clothes and computers. 

Greenpeace UK plastic campaigner Maja Darlington tells us all about the Big Plastic Count revealing how much we waste at home to help persuade governments and big businesses take more action. 

How to make sure going electric really will help end the climate crisis

Our guests    

• Dr Euan McTurk, electric vehicle battery engineer and host of YouTube show, Plug Life Television 
• Charlotte Stamper, circular economy energy infrastructure specialist, Zero Waste Scotland  
• Paul Codd, Cleantech investor, Co-Founder of Cheesecake Energy and CEO of Flexergy Ltd. 

In this episode, we talk about the need to switch from petrol and diesel to electric
vehicles as we enjoy the freedom to get around again without making the climate
crisis worse.   

Electric vehicle battery engineer Euan McTurk crunches the numbers in a
bid to answer to a common question: Are electric cars really better for the
planet than petrol or diesel? 

Zero Waste Scotland’s circular economy energy infrastructure expert,
Charlotte Stamper, shares our latest research highlighting the risk of creating
more waste as demand for electric vehicles soars – and discusses innovative
solutions to avoid that risk and create more sustainable jobs in the
process.   

Paul Codd explains how Cheesecake Energy, his tasty-sounding circular
economy business, is pioneering an unlikely sounding way to make the switch to
electric more sustainable.  

Thankfully, Jenny Fraser, our Consumer Campaigns Manager, joined us to share some of our top tips to help reduce waste and make recycling simple this Christmas.