Millions of pounds are being wasted by some residents not using their food waste caddies.
The Scottish Government has asked all councils to achieve a 60% recycling rate by 2020. This is a target Aberdeenshire is not on course to meet; our current recycling rate is just over 45%.
As part of efforts to get closer to the target and divert recyclates from landfill, the council’s recycling and waste service is stepping up its efforts to encourage greater use of the recycling services available.
In checks, more than a fifth of rubbish going to landfill is food waste which could be recycled.
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