Recycling

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

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A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

An example of some of the fires started by household batteries

Shocking video shows laptop burst into flames as battery catches fire

Bin hubs placed outside Backstage Barbershop on Lauriston Street

Edinburgh barber blasts council over 'nuisance' bin hubs outside shop

Nick Hepworth has hit out at the council after they refused to move bins from outside his daughter's bedroom window. He has branded the bin hubs scheme 'blatantly unfair'

Dad lashes out over 'wall of bins' outside daughter's bedroom window

Different colours of bins in different parts of Scotland can cause confusion, say MSPs. Picture Michael Gillen.

MSPs recommend standardised colours for bins across Scotland

Residents petition against 'detrimental' bin hubs being rolled out across Edinbugh

Angry residents petition against 'detrimental' bin hubs

Discarded rubbish next to the communal black bins in Blackburn.

Bins left for more than a month suddenly uplifted

Plans have been approved for a huge waste transfer site at Eldin Industrial Estate, Midlothian

Fury over waste transfer site plans

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

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The recycling initiative has seen an increase in recycling but the council says there is still room for improvement.

Recycling in schools increases after bins initiative

Almost three quarters of parents have been told off by their children for not be...

Revealed: The true cost of our household appliances

Edinburgh City Council is now starting to enforce new rules

Ad Feature Edinburgh firms facing massive fines over waste

Litter strewn around bins in Princes Street Gardens

Edinburgh reacts to scenes of rubbish littering beauty spots

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when my children were young I used to read them a book about Burglar Bill, who used to break into neighbouring houses, see what he wanted, put it in his sack and say 'I'll have that!'

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Rather than recycling where possible, many simply throw their wrapping paper, packaging, old Christmas cards and leftover food out with the rubbish. Picture: SWNS

Councils cost £50m as 60% of household rubbish not recycled

Picture: Jon Savage

Recycling will end if bins aren't emptied on time, council told

Recycling: Where does it all go?

Food recycling bin scheme to expand across city

Residents padlocking bins to stop fly-tippers

Martin Hannan: It’s time to clean up our own mess

Jenny Dawe: Team Edinburgh is serving our city well