Viridor and Equitix have announced a joint venture to complete the Westfield energy recovery facility in Scotland which will start receiving waste in 2025.
RUBBISH piling up at the roadside near Lochhead landfill is to be cleared up by Fife Council. Shocking images surfaced online of the waste that was blown across the A823 and onto the grass verges. Piles of rubbish had formed and local councillor Garry Haldane described it as “the worst sight of damage to our environment that I have witnessed around Dunfermline”. Strong winds sent the waste from the tip flying over the road and Cllr Haldane, from the Dunfermline Central ward, said: “I was contacted by a resident regarding the amount of litter that has built up along the A823 towards the rear of the landfill site at Wellwood.
Steve Grimmond took home a £163,720 salary, plus £37,794 in pension contributions, during 2019/20. A new study from the TaxPayers Alliance, their 14th annual Town Hall Rich List , has shown that 215 council staff across Scotland received more than £100,000, and a further 52 earned more than £150,000. Mr Grimmond is joined on the list by Eileen Rowand, Fife Council s executive director for finance and corporate services. Ms Rowand was paid a salary of £123,535, plus £30,266 into her pension, making her overall remuneration £153,801. Carrie Lindsay, the council s executive director for education and children s services, was paid the same amount as Ms Rowand. Michael Enston, executive director for communities, was paid £120,004, plus £30,266 in his pension, for an overall total of £150,270.