Letters and leaflets were provided to householders who had previously been provided with paper recycling service in March 2002. The letters and leaflets informed householders of changes to the existing recycling scheme (blue bag for paper collection) to include the provision of an additional bag and two boxes, allowing more materials to be recycled at the kerbside.
Current Scheme Information
2 BAGS & 2 BOXES SCHEMESCHEME
Currently 103,000 households throughout Edinburgh have been provided with a blue bag for paper, a 'Salvation Army' bag for textiles, a red box for card, cardboard and drink cartons, and a blue box for glass, cans and tinfoil, as detailed below:
Blue Bag
Computer paper
Magazines
Newspapers
All telephone directories
Salvation Army Bag
Clothing
Towels
Sheets
Shoes (in pairs)
Red Box
Card
Drinks cartons
Cereal boxes
Cardboard
Blue Box
Glass (bottles & jars)
Cans (aluminium & steel,
EMPTY aerosols
CLEAN tinfoil)
There are a small number of properties where the vehicle cannot access for collection.
Part of the campaign involves the delivery of leaflets, which provide further details of the scheme. The leaflet aims to answer questions like 'WHO should recycle?', 'WHAT can I recycle?', 'WHY should I recycle?' and 'WHEN can I recycle?'.
To view a leaflet, please select link on the right.
If you need another leaflet containing calendar dates for when your boxes and bags are collected, or if you want to know more about the scheme, please contact the City of Edinburgh Council's recycling helpline on 0131 529 3030.
Recent Campaign Phase
On the 5th of September 2005, the City of Edinburgh Council introduced a burst Follow Up campaign in view of the approaching goal of reaching a 25% recycling rate. The campaign message was as follows:
Household Waste: We're now recycling over 20% Help us to reach 25% by 2006.
You may recognise these bus sides and rears:
Follow Up Bus Side
Follow Up Bus Rear
Recycling Helpline
Tel: 0131 529 3030
Campaign Leaflet
View the campaign leaflet. Please note: collection dates have been omitted.
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