Aberdeen City Council is shaking up their waste collection facilities in parts of the city to boost recycling.
More than 560 individual wheelie bins in Torry, Mastrick, Old Aberdeen and Kincorth and recycling boxes will be removed, and replaced with communal bins.
There will be separate ones for general waste, and ones with blue lids for mixed recycling.
The council is making the change after being awarded more than £80,000 from Zero Waste Scotland.
The areas being targeted – 14 streets – have a recycling rate of only around 10%.
Mixed recycling bins have already been installed in parts of Powis, Sunnybank, Kincorth, Garthdee and Torry.
Councillor Jean Morrison, the council’s zero waste management sub-committee convener said: “Aberdeen City Council is proactively working towards becoming a zero waste city as we move towards a situation where we recycle more than we throw away.
“The mixed recycling service will play a major role in that by making the recycling process easier for residents which in turn will lead to an increase in recycling rates.”
New communal bins introduced in Aberdeen to boost recycling
