Highland Council expand garden waste collection service in Bunchrew, Drumnadrochit, Inchmore and Tornagrain as well as Ardersier, Croy and Stratton
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Highland Council is expanding garden waste collections services after securing financial backing for the scheme from the Scottish Government.
Pick-ups will now be made to residents in Bunchrew, Drumnadrochit, Inchmore and Tornagrain.
In addition, new properties recently built within Ardersier, Croy and Stratton will also be offered the collection service.
Letters have been sent to householders within the new collection areas offering them the opportunity to participate in the service starting in September.
The cost of a garden waste permit for the 2022/2023 permit season will be £47.75 per household.
The expansion of the service comes after the local authority secured funding from the Scottish Government's recycling improvement fund.
The Highland Council’s executive chief officer for communities and place, Allan Gunn said: “We are delighted that the council has secured funding from the recycling improvement fund to purchase an additional refuse collection vehicle and brown wheeled bins. Inverness and Nairn are projected to have the highest increases in new housing developments over the next 10 years and we will now be in a position to offer the service to householders in new and existing developments including Tornagrain, Stratton, Drumnadrochit, Ardersier and Croy.”
He added: “I would encourage householders in these areas to take advantage of the opportunity to have their garden waste collected at the kerbside - this is a convenient and easy to use service and by recycling their garden waste householders are helping to reduce carbon and greenhouse emissions associated with landfilling this material.”
The service collects grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, twigs, small branches, flowers, plants, weeds and leaves on a fortnightly basis.
Highland Council said it continues to look to increase the availability of this service across Highland.
To purchase a permit, householders can apply online 24/7 here or by calling the council’s service centre on 01349 886660 (Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm).
