Published on:
14
August 2012
New public recycling bins are set to help Clackmannanshire Council take the amount it recycles through the 50 per cent barrier.
The council is installing 21 public recycling on the go bins at locations across the county.
Clackmannanshire currently has one of the best recycling rates in Scotland at 49.8 per cent.
Convenor of the Council's Enterprise and Environment Committee Councillor Donald Balsillie said: "We hope that these new recycling on the go bins will help us top the significant 50 per cent recycling mark ahead of the government's 2013 target.
"Recycling is now a way of life for most of us in the home and in the workplace. It has become second nature to separate waste into different bins, so why not when we're out and about as well."
The new recycling on the go bins consist of two separate compartments one for general waste and one for recycling paper, cans and plastics.
Councillor Balsillie added: "I am confident that with the enthusiasm shown by local people in Clackmannanshire these bins will be well used and prove a valuable tool in helping protect the Environment and making our area even more sustainable"
The installation of the bins was supported by Zero Waste Scotland.
Charlie Devine, Zero Waste Scotland, said: "Many of the items that end up in litter bins, such as newspapers and drinks bottles, can be easily recycled. Not only is this better for the environment, there's real value left in the goods we throw away.
"Ultimately, we want to make it easy to recycle, whether at home, at work or out and about. These new facilities will make it easy to recycle across Clackmannanshire."