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Waste Transfer Station

Published 3 August 2024 | No comments
Written by Katja Behrendt
CategoriesWaste management
A dedicated recycling area is in place at the head office to support construction sites in segregating waste. Caged tippers transport waste from sites to the area where it is being sorted into more than twenty different waste streams. The information on tonnages is then provided to the sites on a monthly basis and displayed accordingly to further encourage re-use...

Wetland Habitat at Leithland Care Home

Published 19 December 2018 | No comments
Written by Myra Conn
CategoriesDefined plan to protect and enhance the natural environment Planned planting and hard engineering to enhance the natural environment Protect the local environment Protection of existing natural habitat
In a built up area in the Southside of Glasgow, a wetland oasis can be found. Using ponds as a sustainable drainage system has provided a habitat for many plants and animal species, along with reducing the previous impacts historic industrial activities have left on the land. Diversion of water into these ponds with gravel weirs and reed beds has...

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