Householders will by now be receiving news through their letterbox that changes in waste collections are in the pipeline.
This has to be a welcome move as waste is costly to dispose of, while recycling pays.
As Tom Reid, ELC’s Waste Services Manager says to the reporter over at the East Lothian News website there’s considerable value in our waste, but unless we segregate it at source it is very costly to get that value back.
Here’s what ELC has in store for us:
- weekly food waste collections
- fortnightly bin collections (if you recycle your bin will be almost empty)
Collecting food waste separately will mean that energy is recovered and fertiliser obtained, but importantly reduce landfill taxes and unnecessary emissions of methane, a strong greenhouse gas.
Test yourself to see how well we are doing in East Lothian – you may be surprised by the results.
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