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Scotland’s rubbish tip to grow as anti-waste schemes are binned

Government ­ministers are under fire for failing to tackle Scotland’s vast mountain of waste after they axed pioneering projects aimed at reducing the nation’s rubbish tip.

Environmental groups, volunteers and opposition politicians are upset because the Scottish Government has cut funding for anti-waste schemes. They say this undermines the Government’s avowed aim of moving towards a “zero waste” society.