New bins on the way for households in South Ayrshire

A new bin system is set to roll out across parts of South Ayrshire by the end of the year.

At the moment, most households have four bins.

But that is changing with the addition of two new bins in a bid to make it easier to separate and recycle waste.

Councillor Ian Cochrane, South Ayrshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and the Environment said it was the right time to make a change: “Faced with new legislation and rising costs simply to sort through our waste we’re saving money by getting the process right from the very start. Girvan will become the first area to use the new system in October, which will then be rolled out across South Ayrshire.

“By changing the way we work we’ll be increasing the quality of well separated waste that we collect, allowing more waste to be recycled and releasing more value from the resources for community benefit.

“To help make this happen, the Council will be investing a £2.34 million grant from Zero Waste Scotland to introduce two additional smaller bins to households, with new collection times helping to make the system as efficient as possible.

“By taking control of this process we’re also giving ourselves the opportunity to generate income and reduce costs through the sale of recyclable materials, something that will help to balance the books in the years ahead.”

The second phase of the programme will see the system introduced to postcodes in Ayr, Mossblown and Prestwick in November 2018.

It should be rolled out across the whole of South Ayrshire by April 2019.

You can keep up to date with developments around the new recycling system on the South Ayrshire Council website