Extra bin on way as new recycling service for Highlands confirmed
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Households will see the introduction of a new recycling service – and a new wheelie bin – following a Scottish Government funding award to Highland Council.
A senior councillor says it will help meet local authority recycling commitments and see a net reduction in carbon emissions.
The new bins will be introduced from spring next year.
It means existing green general waste bin will be converted to collect mixed containers (plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, cans, tins, foil and cartons).
And the existing blue bin currently used for mixed recycling will be converted to collect paper and card.
The new bin will be for general waste.
It has been triggered by money from the Scottish Government Recycling Improvement Fund.
The council communities and place committee chairman Graham MacKenzie said: "The council will now start to put arrangements in place to enable the changes to our recycling and will inform the public on how these services will be rolled-out across Highland in phases starting from April 2024."
The council plans to expand the weekly food waste recycling service beyond Inverness to include households within Nairn, Fort William and the towns in Easter Ross.
Households in receipt of the weekly food waste recycling service will be provided with a new 140 litre grey general waste bin while all other households will be provided with a new 180 litre grey general waste bin.
Full details of the planned changes and the phases for each area will be communicated by the council to householders in the coming months.
