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Laura Anderson (Young)

@lesswastelaura.bsky.social
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Climate PhD researcher, Community Engagement, Waste/Plastic, Radio/TV, Christian, #BanDisposableVapes❌💨Scottish Influencer of the Year 2024/25🏆

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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 18h
Looking forward to speaking at The Calling leadership conference tomorrow! 3,000 of us joining at the SEC Armadillo 👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚲 "The point is just to have that choice for everyone, regardless of how old they are or where they live." @annaholligan.bsky.social shares the freedom and joy that cycling has brought her as a working parent and reporter in the Netherlands. @lesswastelaura.bsky.social #CyclingScotlandConf
BBC journalist Anna Holligan addresses the Cycling Scotland Conference in Perth.Anna Holligan and Cycling Scotland Conference Chair Laura Anderson take part in an audience Q&A.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A few photos from chairing the #CyclingScotlandConf today with Cycling Scotland 🚲 The welcome address from Cab Sec for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn and one of the brilliant keynote speakers Anna Holligan, BBC Foreign Correspondent and “Dutch news from the cycle lane” superstar!
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
ad🚲 Cycle September with Love to Ride is almost here! 🎉 👉 Find out more via rebrand.ly/CycleSeptemb...
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Happy to comment in this piece about the frustratingly unrecyclable Buzzballz which are taking the alcoholic drinks industry by storm!🍹❌♻️ BBC Cymru Wales - It’s the cocktail taking young drinkers by storm - but the packaging is ‘unrecyclable’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BuzzBallz are 'greenwashing' say recycling experts
BuzzBallz cannot be recycled because the metal lid and plastic body are attached, say experts.
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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
It's Earth Day 🌍🤗 In celebration, we are releasing this excerpt from a longer piece published in the latest edition of Children in Scotland Magazine. Members of Changing our World, asked activist and scientist @lesswastelaura.bsky.social quickfire questions about her journey into campaigning 🗣️
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
All of this destruction because of a fire that started in a vape shop. Vapes contain lithium ion batteries, which are a huge fire risk when handled wrongly or damaged.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
All of this devastation to my home city Glasgow because of a vape shop. …and the fire is still burning. The images are just horrific. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
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Fire causes major disruption at Glasgow Central Station
Train passengers are facing major disruption after a fire broke out at a vape shop in central Glasgow.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Last night I binged Dirty Business on Channel 4 — and honestly, it’s hard to stop thinking about it. This powerful drama tells the true story behind England’s sewage scandal and, in my view, has the potential to spark the same level of public awareness and outrage as Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It was a joy to join Peter Vardy on the most recent episode of The Calling Conversations podcast! You can listen (and watch) through the link below, but did you know that this podcast is running up to The Calling - Scotland's Leadership Summit in October 2026? open.spotify.com/episode/3cZy...
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Laura Anderson: From Viral TikToks to Global Climate Leader
Spotify video
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2026
NEW: Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC "Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021." www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Here we go… #COP30 🇧🇷
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The #COP30 Leaders Summit begins today in Belém, Brazil, marking the start of two weeks of vital negotiations at this year’s United Nations climate conference. This morning, I had the privilege of speaking with Justin Webb on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about the summit.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Thoughts on the Innocent smoothie knitted hats? What do you think? (PS - Innocent is owned by Coca-Cola…) I get that they’re raising money for charity, and volunteers do this out of love to raise money for a good cause…but it seems really wasteful?
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
AD 🌍 I took a trip to the Vattenfall Aberdeen Bay Offshore Windfarm to hear about how renewable energy and nature can thrive together! youtube.com/shorts/ukQ6b...
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16 October 2025
YouTube video by Laura Young - Less Waste Laura
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Time to responsibly recycle the old business cards — I recently got married and my surname is now Laura Anderson (previously Young).
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
#AD Another day out on the Trossachs Explorer bus which goes from Drymen to Callendar, connecting places like Stirling and Glasgow (and further afield) easily to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park by public transport!
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Went for a coffee at the North Lanarkshire Council café in Strathclyde Country Park today after Parkrun and tried to hand over my reusable cup. The response? A standoffish “we don’t do those.”
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
It was an honour to give the closing keynote for the International Fair Trade Towns Conference 2025 which was held in Edinburgh. Thanks to Fair Trade Scotland for the invitation, it was a wonderful day.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🦷Another pointless plastic item is clogging up our streets, beaches and seas: single-use dental flossers. Until we get a global deal on plastic pollution, we’ll keep highlighting these wasteful items & demanding action. 📰Read more @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2535869...
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The 'new cotton bud'. Why campaigners want this personal hygiene product banned
A group of campaigners, NGOs and businesses have issued an open letter, urging the Scottish Government to ban single use dental flossers
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I enjoyed this little reclaimed street in London!🌳🪑☕️🚸What a treat in amoungst busy roads and pavements to have a little oasis with people prioritised, plenty of seating & some nice greenery to go with it. I also enjoyed the old double yellow lines being incorporated into another seating place!
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Earlier this month I caught up with @r-dixon.bsky.social , the new Chair of @envstanscot.bsky.social . I found out more about his work, and the work of Environmental Standards Scotland, including how you can get in touch if you have any environmental concerns. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHz...
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ESS Chair, Dr Richard Dixon, in conversation with Laura Young
YouTube video by Environmental Standards Scotland
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Disposable vapes were banned in the UK in June 2025, but has the problem gone away? 🤔🌬️ In the latest #GreenAlliancePodcast, Libby Peake spoke to Scott Butler (Material Focus), Dr Mike McKean (Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) and me about the campaign behind the ban.
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2050 Climate Group @2050climategroup.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The Climate Action Leadership Programme (CALP) is a unique opportunity for 18 - 35 year olds in Scotland to grow as leaders and take action! Find out more and apply by the 29th of July at midnight: www.2050.scot/calp #Youth #Scotland #Climate #Leadership
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Climate Action Leadership Programme — 2050 Climate Group
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
ad🚲🚌Did you know that there is a free bike bus running every Sunday until October 26th around the Inner Forth in Scotland? We went on a day trip from Troon using only public transport to check it out! This project is funded through the @heritagefunduk.bsky.social #innerforth #climateforth #AD
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Steve Brace @stevebracegeog.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
#Geographer @lesswastelaura.bsky.social says fast tech represents a new kind of environmental threat – the potentially toxic chemicals many contain & sheer volume & disposability. “We have never had throwaway technology like this before" #geographerinthenews www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem
Low-cost and quickly discarded products are playing a key role in world’s fastest-growing waste problem – electronics
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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
📣 We're delighted to announce Laura Young (@lesswastelaura.bsky.social), award-winning climate activist and environmental scientist, will chair this year’s national #CyclingScotlandConf. 📍 Dundee 📅 10 September 2025 🎟️ More info and tickets: cycling.scot/about/confer...
Laura Young, climate activist and environmental scientist, announced as chair of the national Cycling Scotland Conference, to take place in Dundee on 10th September 2025.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Always great to join the Sunday morning Faith Forum hour long programme on @bbcscotlandnewsnot.bsky.social - with Ronnie Convery and Tony Kearney (and Ani Rinchen Khandro remote)
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Thanks to Mabel Banfield-Nwachi from @theguardian.com for focusing on "fast tech"! I was pleased to contribute to the piece, highlighting the almost single use smart tech that is using up valuable resources & contributing to a throwaway culture of plastics. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem
Low-cost and quickly discarded products are playing a key role in world’s fastest-growing waste problem – electronics
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
✨ Last night was truly unforgettable. I’m honoured (and a little bit embarrassed!) to have received a Pride Of Scotland Award for Special Recognition, for my campaigning work around disposable vapes.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The Troon Beach Toy Library is HERE and it’s the cutest, most exciting new addition to our lovely promenade!! 🪣🪁⚽ 🏖️
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ASH Scotland @ashscotland.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
ASH Scotland, ‪@keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social,‬ ‪@mcsuk.bsky.social and @lesswastelaura.bsky.social are welcoming Scotland's ban of single-use disposable e-cigarettes which comes into effect on Sunday (1 June 2025). Read about our #BanDisposableVapes campaign success story here: bit.ly/3Z98MjF
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Sanne Dijkstra-Downie MSP 🔶 @sannedd.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The ban on disposable vapes starts today. Good news for our environment and, hopefully, the start of a turnaround on vaping numbers among young teenagers. Thanks to everyone who made this happen, not least @lesswastelaura.bsky.social who campaigned for this tirelessly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Disposable vapes ban begins - but will teens quit?
Retailers will no longer be able to sell single-use vapes as new laws come into force across the UK.
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Dundee City Council @dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
What is a single-use vape? Why are they being banned? What impact will this have on the public, environment and businesses? 🤨 🎥 Laura Young (LessWasteLaura) explains what the benefits of the ban on single-use vapes are and how the ban will be enforced. @lesswastelaura.bsky.social
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Single-Use Disposable Vape Ban is coming on Sunday 1st June! Are you ready?💨❌ Check out this with with Dundee City Council talking all about what’s happening… youtu.be/i7wbVS_oJJA?...
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Single-Use Vape Ban - Laura Young (LessWasteLaura) | Dundee City Council
YouTube video by Dundee City Council
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Great piece from @carbonbrief.org debunking the myth that high energy prices are the fault of net zero initiatives. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high - Carbon Brief
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them down.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I’m incredibly honoured to be named one of The King's Foundation 35 Under 35. As an environmental scientist and campaigner, I’ve dedicated my work to driving systemic change and inspiring action on the climate and nature crises. #35under35
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EYPPC - GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION EY+PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY COMMITTEE @primarygeogeyppc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
geogpod.podbean.com/e/episode-92... ** Listen now! @geographicalassoc.bsky.social ** @lesswastelaura.bsky.social
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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
An absolute delight to be part of this today on BBCRadioScot with the great Cathy MacDonald. I loved talking with Rupa Mooker & @lesswastelaura.bsky.social on Pope Leo, VE Day, David Attenborough’s #OceanFilm & (male) friendship. A privilege. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio Scotland - Sunday Morning, with Cathy MacDonald
Pope Leo XIV, Tribe with Bruce Parry, David Attenborough's Oceans.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
It was a joy to join The Social Hub for The Better Society Academy. I shared the stage with Charlie MacGregor, Christopher Marquis, Bertan Selim & Clover Hogan 🎤The day also included a session with @johnswinney.bsky.social the First Minister of Scotland.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The UK is not ready for climate change. Heatwaves, floods, coastal erosion - the impacts are growing, and today's @thecccuk.bsky.social report makes that clear. I've been on Times Radio, @rachelburden.bsky.social @bbc5live.bsky.social @bbcscotlandnewsnot.bsky.social & @wearestv.bsky.social 🎥📻
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🐾 As a dog owner & environmental advocate, I’m constantly seeking sustainable solutions for pet care. Some thoughts in this Guardian article “The poop scoop: is bagging it really the best solution?”, which delves into the challenges of disposing of dog waste. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The poop scoop: is bagging it really the best solution?
1,000 tonnes of dog waste hits the ground daily in the UK – how can we reduce its environmental impact? Scientists weigh up the best options, from flicking it into the undergrowth to reusing newspaper...
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Not picking up dog poo and littering storming out in front when it comes to behaviours we Brits can't stand!
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Stop Ecocide International @stopecocide.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
What will the proposed #ECOCIDE bill in #Scotland mean for jobs, justice and the economy? Don't miss this (in-person) panel event @ Scottish Trade Union Congress 2025 in #Dundee on Tues 29 April! www.stopecocide.eart... #StopEcocide @monicalennon.bsky.social @lesswastelaura.bsky.social
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Have you ever been paddleboarding and litter picking? Today I was out with @onplanetpatrol.bsky.social around Firhill in Glasgow!🏄🏽‍♀️♻️🗑️
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Today, on Earth Day, I’m so excited to finally share that I am Girlguiding’s first ever Environment Ambassador! 🌍 This milestone moment also marks the launch of Girlguiding’s brand new Eco Award, a powerful initiative for girls aged 4–18 to take real action on climate change 🌱
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Today I dropped in on the Saline & Steelend Environment Group litter pick as part of the Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean! We picked across the local park, collecting bagfuls of litter in around an hour. Most of my bag was chocolate, sweetie and crisp wrappers, plus many drinks cans & bottles.
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Always a pleasure to join Martin Geissler on #Scotcast - today's topic, wildfires, drought, floods & climate change with @rorymiles.bsky.social 🔥🌍 The episode begins with the story of Kevin Booth and his abuse. If you want to skip over, we begin at 13m53s www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Scotcast - What happened in a Highland dungeon? - BBC Sounds
And should we be worried about an 'extreme' wildfire warning?
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
A month on from our solar panel install with the Greener Energy Group and we’re using just 10% of the solar renewable energy we’re producing! Great to know we’re contributing to green energy going back into the grid!☀️⚡️🔋🌍
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Laura Anderson (Young) @lesswastelaura.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Refill station on the train!🚰 Small changes make a difference. I get a lot of trains with work, travelling across the UK quite regularly. Being able to refill your own water bottle is a big win, since often trains can be 4+ hours and you can easily finish a bottle of water and need a top up.
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