Aberdeenshire Council saves £2m a year by introducing orange bins

Aberdeenshire Council saves £2m a year by introducing orange bins

Aberdeenshire Council says its new orange-lid bins are saving them £2 million per year by increasing the amount of cleaner material it collects and reducing residual waste. Aberdeenshire Council rolled out orange-lid bins throughout the region after receiving £3.5 million from Zero Waste Scotland’s Recycling Improvement Fund. The orange-lid recycling bin, which is made from recycled materials, is for metal tins, cans, aerosols and foil, food and…