九秀直播 has launched a consultation to ask its residents and businesses what they think about tackling waste throughout the area.
In January 2021, the Scottish Government will introduce a ban on Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) going into landfill. Simply put, that means household waste that is biodegradable, such as food, garden waste and cardboard, can no longer be disposed of in landfill.
In 2017/18 we sent 32, 217 tonnes of waste to landfill. That gave us a landfill tax bill of nearly 拢3m 鈥 around 75% of the total cost of landfilling our waste.
Councillor Roddy McCuish, Policy Lead for Roads and Amenity Services, said: 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a considerable cost and to ensure value for money, we need to look at ways of reducing our landfill tax bill. But there is a more pressing need to find different ways of tackling 九秀直播 and Bute鈥檚 waste.
鈥淭o meet the demands of the new legislation, the council, businesses, community and visitors will have to work together to increase recycling, reduce waste and prevent it in the first place.
鈥淪o we need a new strategy to deal with waste that allows the council to continue to provide a high quality and cost effective service on behalf of our 47,000 households and enables us to comply with the new Government regulations.
鈥淭he council is in the process of developing a new waste strategy and this consultation is your opportunity to give your views on the approach we plan to take.
鈥淚 would urge you to take part in the consultation. This is something that affects everyone. From reducing waste in homes and businesses, to improving our recycling efforts, and the disposal services offered by the council, we all play an important role. The ambitious targets facing us can鈥檛 be achieved in isolation.鈥
To complete the consultation, please go to . You can also get a hard copy of the survey at your local Customer Service Point, or by emailing marketing@argyll-bute.gov.uk.