SUPPORT PAGE FOR OUR AMBASSADORS.
Thank you for supporting the pilot to increase the quantity and quality of or recycling. We hope that Green Gull Proof Sacks will provide a cost-effective alternative to the Council’s plans for permanently fixed Communal Bin Hubs every 100m on our streets. These hubs may create greater capacity per household but can lead to reduced recycling rates due to a lack of individual household responsibility and greater contamination of the recycling collected.
A successful pilot will help us argue against the threatened loss of our kerbside waste collections in YOUR street, and against the installation of these permanent fixed 8m long Bin Hubs. Bin Hubs will not increase recycling, they will destroy the precious Georgian streetscape of our city, attract vermin, graffiti, smell badly, encourage fly tipping and block light from basement dwellings.
Member support document
This document will support you in your discussions with your neighbours. To support them and the success of the pilot.
Print on both sides of paper, flip on short side and fold along line.
Recycling Pilot Leaflet
This document is the leaflet explaining to residents how best to deal with their recycling with answers to common questions. It allows you to put your details or the details of the association for any additional support and to request more stocks of bags.
How will the pilot be judged?
“The impact of the trial will be assessed via measurement of tonnages of both mixed recycling and general waste, the presentation of receptacles for recycling and general waste and the number of reports of overflowing bins in neighbouring streets.” City of Edinburgh Council.
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Here are a cross-section of comments from our members and neighbours.
“Great not to have rubbish flying all over the street, especially with the wind today!”
“I agree- I like the green bags. More space, more recycling and not blown about. Hope the council likes them as well!”
“The bin men looked comfortable with arrangement too – collecting clean plastic bags and not having to traipse back with those filthy red boxes.”
“Yes, it is very wonderful not to have rubbish blowing all over the pavement and street, which it certainly would have done during the current wind fest – such a great initiative.”
“Also, our general waste has reduced greatly as we are able to recycle properly.”