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Plant Pots aren't Garden Waste

Stirling residents are being asked to be more vigilant when putting items of waste into their brown bins. Brown bin waste composted at Lower Polmaise and then made available to the public free of charge. Operators at the facility have noticed that some residents have taken the term ‘garden waste only' in Brown bins quite literally. Among the rogue items discovered in Brown bins are plastic plant pots and garden hoses; some have even deposited glass bottles, duvets and carpets. Non-degradable items such as plastic plant pots, garden hoses or carpets do not produce compost. They are contaminants and won't be collected.

Change is in the Bag

Stirling Council is asking its residents and visitors to think about some small changes they can make to everyday living to make a big difference to the environment and Stirling, Scotland's Heart. The ‘Change for Stirling’ campaign will run from Wednesday 7 – Saturday 10 May. During the campaign different green ideas will be promoted in The Thistles -- including recycling and home composting (during Compost Awareness Week) to show people how they can play their part to help the environment in making small changes to create a more sustainable Stirling.

Love Food Get Involved Looking for Zero Food Waste Champions

Stirling Council is embracing the National campaign ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ which aims to inform and eliminate the amount of food waste needlessly being thrown into household bins. If you are passionate about food and the environment and would like to share ideas, tips and suggestions on food and food waste then get in touch with Waste Services. For more information and to get involved please contact champions@stirling.gov.uk.

Tetra Pak carton recycling scheme expands

Stirling Council residents now have the opporunity to recycle even more of their household waste with the introduction of recycling banks for food and drinks cartons in five different locations.

Love food, hate waste Don't overdo food shopping.

'Love food, hate waste' is the pledge Stirling Council is encouraging its citizens to adopt for 2008. Each year its residents bin around £6.3 million worth of food, an average of £167 per household, and at least half of food thrown out could have been eaten.

Quality Standard reached for Compost

Stirling Council is he first local authority in Scotland to meet the highest standards in compost processing, meaning that recycled biodegradable waste is now fit for public use as compost.

Bridge of Allan PS wins 3Rs

Bridge of Allan Primary school was awarded the 2007 3Rs Trophy and £100 prize money after coming top in the Council's 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' competition with their bright and innovative Waste Aware posters on 'Don't put it in the Grey Bin, Recycle More.'

Stirling's New Household Waste Recycling Centre opens

Recycling waste is easy in Stirling with the opening of a new state-of-the-art Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) near Fallin.

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