Another waste bin to be rolled out to Badenoch and Strathspey homes this summer
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Highland Council has revealed the local authority will be rolling out a fourth waste bin for households in the strath from August - and there could even be a fifth.
Council chiefs have said it part of making improvements to waste and recycling collections across the region.
Households already have a green waste bin and blue recycling bin and many more also have a brown garden waste bin so that will be a fourth container for many properties.
Nairn is the second phase of the waste and recycling service changes programme which is being wheeled out in the Highlands over the next year.
Residents in the coastal town will receive a letter in the post over the next two weeks which will explain what is changing and when.
It explains green will be used to recycle mixed plastics, metals and food and drink cartons.
Blue bins will be used to recycle paper, card and cardboard only. Each of the recycling bins will be collected every four weeks.
Details of how and when residents existing blue and green bins will be changed, will also be provided in the letters.
Around 5,000 properties in Nairn will also be provided with a new weekly food waste recycling service.
Silver food waste caddies and caddy liners will be delivered along with the new non-recyclable waste bins.
Households in receipt of the weekly food waste recycling service will be provided with a new 140 litre grey non-recyclable waste bin while all other households will be provided with a new 180 litre grey non-recyclable waste bin.
All non-recyclable waste bin collections will remain on a fortnightly basis.
A detailed booklet will be delivered with the new bins explaining the changes and what to put in each bin.
A new collection calendar will also be provided with the details of the day the new collection service starts and which bin to put out.
Councillor Graham Mackenzie, chair of the council’s communities and place committee, stated: “I am pleased to see the new waste and recycling services, funded by the Scottish Government continuing to be rolled out across the region to residents in Nairnshire starting in May.
“This is phase two of a substantial package of changes programmed for waste and recycling services, which started in Ross and Cromarty in April and is on schedule”.
He continued “Residents are urged to look out for their letters and to keep a note of the important dates when the changes will be implemented”.
He continued, “The Highland Council has made a commitment to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste sent for disposal and increase the amount recycled - these changes will help make it easier for the public to recycle more, helping them to reduce their impact on the environment.”
“Separating the recyclable material collected at the kerbside into two bins is called twin stream recycling and will improve the quality and quantity of recycling, reduce the costs associated with waste disposal, which in turn will help to maintain other vital services.”
Highland Council has received £6.55 million in funding from the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund to implement the changes to waste and recycling collections for communities across the region.
The funding includes the provision of the all-new non-recyclable waste bins to householders along with facilitating the expansion of the food waste collection service to another 30,000 households.
As part of the announcement, the council has also detailed the future phases for the changes. These are as follows: Inverness (May/June 2024); Badenoch and Strathspey (August 2024); Caithness (September 2024); Sutherland (October/November 2024); Skye & Lochalsh (February 2025) and Lochaber (April/May 2025).
A council spokesperson said: “Households are advised that the changes will be implemented according to the refuse and recycling collection routes, therefore not all properties within a town/area will have their bins delivered at the same time.
“More detailed information will be available for householders on the Councils website including the programme of bin deliveries. www.highland.gov.uk/binchanges .
“Community engagement sessions will be held in libraries, leisure centres, supermarkets and shops providing more information on the changes to waste and recycling collections.
“The waste awareness team will be on hand to answer any questions.”
The Strathy is checking with Highland Council whether the food waste caddies will also be coming to the strath.
