Recycling news
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Highland recycling arrangements over festive period
Published on 17 Dec 2024Some bin collection dates will change over the festive period.
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New contract for mixed paper and card recycling services for Highland
Published on 25 Nov 2024The Highland Council is pleased to announce a new contract has been awarded to Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging, for the Provision of Mixed Paper & Cardboard Treatm
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New bins delivered across Inverness area
Published on 23 May 2024New bins delivered across Inverness area
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New bins delivered across Ross & Cromarty
Published on 19 Apr 2024New bins delivered across Ross & Cromarty
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Improvements to waste and recycling collections across Highland – Nairn phase May 2024
Published on 16 Apr 2024Improvements to waste and recycling collections across Highland – Nairn phase May 2024
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Improvements to waste and recycling collections across Highland – starting in Ross and Cromarty
Published on 4 Mar 2024Improvements to waste and recycling collections across Highland – starting in Ross and Cromarty
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Disruption to glass collections August 2023
Published on 15 Aug 2023The Highland Council would like to apologise that some glass bottle banks across the region are full.
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Launch of Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle facility survey
Published on 17 Jul 2023The Highland Council has launched a survey to capture public views and opinions on the possible adaptation of Nairn Recycling Centre to form a Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle facility.
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Freeze on cost of 2023/24 garden waste bin permits
Published on 13 Jun 2023The cost of a garden waste permit for the next season (2023/2024) has not increased and will remain at the same price as last year - £47.75 per permit.
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Funding secured for new recycling service roll-out
Published on 27 Mar 2023Highland households will see the introduction of a new recycling service across the region following a Scottish Government funding award to The Highland Council.
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Council confirms Lochaber blue bin material is recycled
Published on 24 Feb 2023The Highland Council would like to reassure householders and business waste customers in the Lochaber area that the recyclable material collected in their blue bins is recycled.
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New recycling service roll-out approved pending successful RIF application
Published on 23 Feb 2023Households could see the introduction of a new recycling service across The Highland Council area if an application to the Scottish Government’s Improvement Fund is successful.
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Waste Management update welcomed
Published on 17 Aug 2022Highland Councillors have welcomed an update on the Council’s management of waste in the region.
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Garden waste collections re-routing – Inverness and Nairn
Published on 17 Aug 2022From Thursday 1 September 2022 some garden waste collection customers will see a collection day change for their brown garden waste bins.
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Community Ballot - North Kessock Bottle Banks Result
Published on 1 Mar 2022The community ballot result is that (Option B) North Kessock main car park is the preferred location for the Bottle Banks in North Kessock.
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Funding for Scottish islands to ditch single-use packaging
Published on 19 Oct 2020Scotland’s islands could lead a revolution in the way we shop with financial support being provided to eradicate wasteful packaging.
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This Christmas let’s reduce our waste in Highland as much as possible!
Published on 20 Dec 2019The Highland Council is reminding householders and businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible over the festive period to prevent unnecessary waste.
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