East Dunbartonshire Council joins Scotland's battle to wage war on waste

Date: 
Friday, 15 September, 2017

 

East Dunbartonshire Council has signed up to join Recycle Week’s army of ambassadors in a bid to get Scotland recycling more.

Recycle Week, which takes place from 25 September to 1 October, is the annual campaign to raise awareness of the vital importance of recycling. Over the course of the week, Zero Waste Scotland will be encouraging people from all over the country to become waste warriors and do their bit by recycling as much as they can.

The Council will be holding a number of events for residents where officers and advisers will be in attendance to provide information and assistance in relation to all local waste services as well as national programs such as Love Food, Hate Waste and the National Re-use Helpline.

The event details are:

Date:              Tuesday 26 September
Time:              10am-12pm
Venue:            Bearsden Community Hub, Drymen Road, Bearsden, G61 3QT

Date:               Tuesday 26 September
Time:               2-4pm
Venue:             Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, Woodhead Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 3DD

Date:               Thursday 28 September
Time:              10am-12pm
Venue:            Kirkintilloch Community Hub, 2-4 West High Street, Kirkintilloch, G66 1AD

Date:               Thursday 28 September
Time:               2-4pm
Venue:            Leisuredrome, 147 Balmuildy Rd, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 3HD

Although good progress has been made in Scotland, 60% of household waste currently ending up in landfill could be recycled. The Council will be using Recycle Week to highlight the benefits of recycling with their residents and promoting ways in which every person they can do their bit.

Councillor Jim Gibbons, Convener of the Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets Committee, said, “Recycle Week is such a fantastic and worthwhile campaign to be a part of and we are looking forward to getting our residents involved at our information events.

"Residents in East Dunbartonshire have already demonstrated their commitment to recycling by increasing recycling rates to 50.7 per cent in the 2015 Scottish Government statistics - a figure above the national average and an increase of over six per cent from the previous year.

“East Dunbartonshire continues to achieve high recycling rates with over 80 per cent of our residents use their blue and brown recycling bins, but we can’t be complacent. We will be getting as many people involved as possible and would encourage other organisations and businesses in East Dunbartonshire to sign up too and join Recycle Week’s army of ambassadors.”

Iain Gulland, Chief Executive, Zero Waste Scotland said, “Recycle Week is the perfect opportunity for us to get as many people as possible from across the country recycling more and we are grateful to East Dunbartonshire Council for joining us in spreading the word.

“Recycling in Scotland has vastly improved over the past few years but we still have some way to go to meet the Scottish Government’s target of recycling 70% of our waste by 2025. It is a target that can absolutely be achieved if every one of us makes that extra effort to ensure we are recycling as much as we possibly can.”

To sign up to Recycle Week please visit www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/recycleweek2017

 

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