Published on:
22
March 2013
New recycling bins are set to appear across Clackmannanshire, making it easier to recycle away from home.
The new bins will make it easier and more convenient for local people to recycle, while turning the potential problem of waste into a useable resource.
In total, 15 new recycling bins are being installed in sites across Clackmannanshire thanks to funding from Zero Waste Scotland, while a further three will be erected thanks to funding from Clacksfirst BID. The bins will make it possible to recycle a range of materials including plastics, paper/cardboard and cans.
Busy locations where people will now be able to recycle in the area include near Domino's Pizza in Alloa's Candleriggs and outside Forth Valley College. Recycling bins will also be located near the fast food restaurants in Clackmannan Road. A further bin will be positioned at the entrance to Alloa Park Drive.
The scheme began last August when the first of the new bins was situated in Alva. The other eight bins from this latest round of funding will be situated in locations throughout Clackmannanshire while Clacksfirst BID has provided the funding for a further three bins to be put up in the Kelliebank industrial area.
Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) - Scotland's programme to help individuals, businesses, and local authorities reduce waste, recycle more, and use resources sustainably - and the Scottish Government are urging local people to use the new recycling bins when they are out and about.
ZWS has also local outdoor advertising to raise awareness of the new bins.
Convener of Enterprise and Environment, Councillor Donald Balsillie said: "Recycling is vital to the economic and environmental future of Clackmannanshire so we must make it as easy as possible for people. These bins will also contribute to our work to crack down on litter.
"We welcome the provision of new public recycling bins in Clackmannanshire which will make it even easier for people to recycle while they are out and about in the area. People can already take advantage of many different ways to recycle, including kerbside recycling services and facilities available at local recycling centres.
"I am encouraging people in the county to use the new bins as much as possible to ensure that we make most of valuable resources."
Iain Gulland, Director of Zero Waste Scotland, said: "We must stop thinking of used materials, like empty bottles and drinks cans, as waste. There's real value in the goods we throw away, and the small effort it takes to separate waste for recycling can contribute to economic growth for Scotland.
"These new recycling bins will be in busy, public areas to make it easier for people to recycle on the go in Clackmannanshire.
"We were delighted to extend the funding from £500,000 to £850,000 in order to meet exceptional interest shown by local businesses and organisations, and we urge people across Scotland to make use of these new facilities."
This latest funding supports work to address Scotland's litter, and investment totalling over £2 million has already been committed by Zero Waste Scotland to prevent litter and increase recycling.