Laura Young
@LessWasteLaura
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Climate PhD researcher, Community Engagement, Waste/Plastic, Radio/TV, Christian, #BanDisposableVapes❌💨Scottish Influencer of the Year 2024/25 🏆
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined January 2018
RT @ronaldopatrizio: Always a joy to spend Sunday morning at @BBCRadioScot talking about everything from cancel culture to concerts! .Thank….
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Always great to join the Sunday morning Faith Forum hour long programme on @BBCScotland - with Ronnie Convery and Tony Kearney (and Ani Rinchen Khandro remote).
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This award isn’t just for me—it’s for all of us fighting to protect our environment, our communities, and our future. Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. Let’s keep going. 🌍💪. #PrideOfScotland #EnvironmentalCampaigning #BanDisposableVapes #Sustainability #TeamEffort.
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💚 ASH Scotland .🌊 Marine Conservation Society .🌿 Keep Scotland Beautiful .📰 Daily Record campaign.🏛️ And of course, Gillian MacKay MSP for her leadership and advocacy in Parliament.
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And none of this would be possible without the dedication and support of so many brilliant people and organisations who have stood alongside this campaign from day one. Huge thanks to:.
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It’s always such a joy to spend an evening in the company of some of Scotland’s greatest musicians, artists, sportspeople, activists and everyday heroes. The energy in that room was something else!.
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A massive thank you to Kelly-Ann Woodland and Denis Lawson for presenting me with the award. They couldn’t have been more perfect!.
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To be recognised alongside so many incredible individuals and organisations doing phenomenal things across Scotland… I’m honestly lost for words. It’s surreal and deeply humbling.
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✨ 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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Absolutely blown away by this award and recognition from @prideofscot - can’t wait to celebrate with everyone tonight!.
Our final ‘Special recognition’ #PrideOfScotland Winner goes to Laura Young. Dubbed the “Vape Crusader”, Laura was the driving force behind the campaign to ban disposable vapes in Scotland which resulted in new legislation coming into effect in June. @Daily_Record @pandocruises
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This is the perfect new scheme for Troon — fun for the kids, helpful for the planet, and a big win for our beach. Let’s keep it kind, clean, and community-powered!. #TroonBeachToyLibrary #TroonLitterPickers #BeachClean.
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I’ll be keeping an eye on it over the summer to see how it’s used, and I really hope it helps save families from buying last-minute plastic tatt while also saving toys from becoming litter or turning into microplastics.
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Today I got to fill up the toy library for the first time and it was such a joy chatting with so many lovely locals and visitors who all think it’s a brilliant idea.
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Since moving to Troon, I’ve been beach cleaning regularly, and I always collect the leftover, forgotten, or discarded beach toys — I just can’t bring myself to throw them away. It makes me so happy to finally have a home for them all!.
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A huge THANK YOU to my fellow Troon Litter Pickers who helped bring this to life — especially Robert and Carol who beautifully built it and took it down to the perfect sunny spot by the beach!.
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The Troon Beach Toy Library is HERE and it’s the cutest, most exciting new addition to our lovely promenade!!
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RT @P_H_S_Official: 🚭 As the UK ban on disposable vapes comes into force, watch this short video with @LessWasteLaura from #GreenHealthWeek….
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RT @OneSkyCo: This is a great move and it is after great work by the @mcsuk , @LessWasteLaura and others that we are seeing a ban on single….
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