Sustainability

CNG Fuels Ltd wants to build the facility for bio-fuel vehicles to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.

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.

Industrial giant Mitsubishi has unveiled a multi-million-pound green investment in its West Lothian plant in a move that will create 55 jobs.