City of Edinburgh Council has released an online tool to help people in recycling their household waste.
The recycling sorter is available through the council’s website and is aimed reducing the contamination in bins and increasing the efficiency of the process.
The user simply types in the item and the sorter tells them if it can be recycled, which bin it should go into or where to take it. There is also an A-Z to help people find types of item and tips such as when to rinse items.
Councillor Lesley Macinnes, Edinburgh’s environment convener, said: “It’s really important we all get in the habit of disposing of our waste correctly and reusing and recycling where we can. This will all help towards our target for Edinburgh to become a net zero carbon city by 2030.
“To help you sort out your waste and stop even small bits of food and grease in the green recycling bin contaminating other items, like paper and cardboard spoiling the whole bin we’re providing top tips across various platforms, including our website. Our brand new recycling sorter will also be a really useful guide too.”
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