Laura Anderson (Young)
@lesswastelaura.bsky.social
Climate PhD researcher, Community Engagement, Waste/Plastic, Radio/TV, Christian, #BanDisposableVapes❌💨Scottish Influencer of the Year 2024/25🏆
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.
This morning, I had the privilege of speaking with Justin Webb on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about the summit.
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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.
This morning, I had the privilege of speaking with Justin Webb on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about the summit.
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?
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?
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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?
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?
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...
16 October 2025
YouTube video by Laura Young - Less Waste Laura
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October 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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...
Time to responsibly recycle the old business cards — I recently got married and my surname is now Laura Anderson (previously Young).
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Time to responsibly recycle the old business cards — I recently got married and my surname is now Laura Anderson (previously Young).
#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!
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#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!
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.”
September 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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.”
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.
Thanks to Fair Trade Scotland for the invitation, it was a wonderful day.
September 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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.
Thanks to Fair Trade Scotland for the invitation, it was a wonderful day.
🦷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...
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...
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
www.heraldscotland.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🦷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...
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...
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!
July 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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!
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHz...
ESS Chair, Dr Richard Dixon, in conversation with Laura Young
YouTube video by Environmental Standards Scotland
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHz...
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.
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.
July 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
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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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
Find out more and apply by the 29th of July at midnight: www.2050.scot/calp
#Youth #Scotland #Climate #Leadership
Climate Action Leadership Programme — 2050 Climate Group
www.2050.scot
July 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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
Find out more and apply by the 29th of July at midnight: www.2050.scot/calp
#Youth #Scotland #Climate #Leadership
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
This project is funded through the @heritagefunduk.bsky.social #innerforth #climateforth #AD
July 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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
This project is funded through the @heritagefunduk.bsky.social #innerforth #climateforth #AD
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#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...
#geographerinthenews
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#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...
#geographerinthenews
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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📣 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...
📍 Dundee
📅 10 September 2025
🎟️ More info and tickets: cycling.scot/about/confer...
June 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📣 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...
📍 Dundee
📅 10 September 2025
🎟️ More info and tickets: cycling.scot/about/confer...
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)
July 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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)
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...
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...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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...
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...
✨ 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.
June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
✨ 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.
The Troon Beach Toy Library is HERE and it’s the cutest, most exciting new addition to our lovely promenade!! 🪣🪁⚽ 🏖️
June 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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, @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
Read about our #BanDisposableVapes campaign success story here: bit.ly/3Z98MjF
May 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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
Read about our #BanDisposableVapes campaign success story here: bit.ly/3Z98MjF
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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...
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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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
🎥 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
May 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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
🎥 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
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?...
Check out this with with Dundee City Council talking all about what’s happening… youtu.be/i7wbVS_oJJA?...
Single-Use Vape Ban - Laura Young (LessWasteLaura) | Dundee City Council
YouTube video by Dundee City Council
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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?...
Check out this with with Dundee City Council talking all about what’s happening… youtu.be/i7wbVS_oJJA?...
Great piece from @carbonbrief.org debunking the myth that high energy prices are the fault of net zero initiatives.
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Great piece from @carbonbrief.org debunking the myth that high energy prices are the fault of net zero initiatives.
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...