Christmas opening Hours for Nairn Recycling Centre

Most of these items are thrown in to people’s bins and end up on landfill sites. However, up to 60% of the waste that is thrown away can be recycled or composted.

The Highland Council’s Spokesman for Waste Management, Councillor Bill Fulton said: "This Christmas why not make a special effort to try and reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill by using the improved recycling facilities in Nairn which are provided by The Highland Council?"

The Recycling Centre on the A939 near Nairn will be open as usual apart from Sunday 1 January when it will be closed all day. This is where you can take all your extra cardboard packaging, old real Christmas trees, Christmas cards, paper wrapping paper (plastic & foil based paper cannot be recycled), tins, cans, glass bottles and jars for recycling.

There are also many Recycling Points throughout Nairn including a new site in Cawdor. The majority of these sites have recently been upgraded to accept paper (including paper wrapping paper and Christmas cards), tins, cans and glass bottles & jars for recycling.

If you have a Kerbside Recycling collection from your property don’t forget to recycle your Christmas cards, paper wrapping paper, extra food tins and drink cans using your recycling box after Christmas. Old real Christmas trees can also be put out in your brown bin but please make sure they are cut into easy to manage pieces and put in the bin.

Councillor Bill Fulton added: "Instead of throwing away all your vegetable and fruit peeling, start your own compost heap this Christmas and by this time next year, you will have free, nutritious compost to help make your garden flourish. Also last years old toys and unwanted gifts can be donated to your local charity shop rather than throwing them away as there is sure to be someone who will appreciate them."

For more information about waste minimisation and recycling or to find your nearest Recycling Point please call 01349 868439 or visit www.highland.gov.uk .