Sustainability

West Lothian's initiatives have included widespread cutting of energy waste, reduction in landfill and LED street lighting, and figures show C02 emissions have been almost halved since 2013/14.

West Lothian is among the first Scottish councils to benefit from a green fund to boost recycling programmes with cash to provide paper waste green bins for households.

The council will soon have a network of 24 charging points available to the public as they push forward projects to help meet net-zero targets for carbon emissions.

Aldi has announced it will be trialling a new deposit return scheme in one of their West Lothian branches before it is rolled out nationwide.

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe will invest £15.3 million in its Livingston manufacturing facility, with Scottish Enterprise support, to “significantly increase” its productivity, efficiency and research and development (R&D) capabilities.

A West Lothian business has been named a winner at the Scottish Environment Business Awards for its work in recycling construction, excavation and demolition waste.

Scottish structural services firm FoundOcean has joined wind services energy company Venterra Group. Headquartered in Livingston, FoundOcean employs around 50 people and provides services for the offshore energy industry.

Together with Bank of Scotland, Business Insider report on the results from their exclusive environmental survey of top Scottish businesses.

Work has started on a brand-new care facility based in Pumpherston, which is expected to open in November 2022.

Livingston based company offers a wide range of learning resources on the green economy and what it can offer individuals.