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Old 20-10-2009, 11:34 PM
glasgowdan glasgowdan is offline
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Hi Heather

Bit of a local Glasgow city council do not offer this to the majority of their residents. I used to live in the area and now live in an East Dunbartonshire Council region. We have fortnightly collection of our green wheelie bins from April through to November. We also have a free amenity site in Bishopbriggs (Mavis Valley). As traders, the charge for green waste is £82 per tonne at the council site, yet 2 miles further along the road there is an eco centre that will accept trade green waste at a fraction of that. They then sell the compost cheaply.

The council do NOT produce and sell compost. I assume they use it in their own parks department, perhaps they don't process it to a suitable grade.

I try to take the bin to the waste, though a lack of organisation means I'm often hopping across the grass with a shovel full of soil!

What's the title of your project? Is it a new bin design? I have worked as a wastes management consultant for 3 years and now run a gardening business so if I can help give me a shout.

Regards
Dan

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Originally Posted by Heather-Whitty View Post
I am carrying out research for a design project at Strathclyde University and would like to know;

1. If your local council provides a kerbside recycling bin for garden waste?
2. If they do is it a wheelie bin and which local council is it?
3. When working in your garden do you bring that bin to where your working? Eg when gathering autumn leaves do you bring the bin to the pile of leaves?

Thank you