New blue bins for every household
All households will get a new blue bin. The blue bin is for paper and cardboard only. We'll empty your new blue bin every four weeks.
Continue to put plastic bottles and pots, tubs and trays, and food and drinks cans and cartons in the grey bin. Your grey bin will be collected every four weeks, on the alternate fortnight from the blue bin. Glass will be collected separately at glass recycling points.
The blue bin will be the same size as your grey bin (240 litre capacity).
We’ll carry out assessments at flatted or communal bin areas to ensure space is found for the new bins.
We will do the same where collections take place at the end of private roads.
Expanded food waste collections
Food waste collections will be extended to around 4000 extra households, in areas between villages and towns already receiving the service.
Food waste collections will not be available in the glens.
More glass recycling points
We plan to increase the number of glass recycling points from 23 to around 190.
We would encourage family and friends to help those who may be unable to bring their glass to a recycling point.
You can suggest a location for one of the new glass recycling points on the Engage Angus website.
Checks on purple bins
The purple non-recyclable waste bin will continue to be collected every two weeks.
We will check the content of purple bins. If there are too many recyclable items in a purple bin, we will stick a tag on it. Tagged bins could be left unemptied until the recyclables are removed.
If your bin is tagged and you are struggling to recycle you will be able to discuss this with us.
Changes for commercial customers
Recycling changes will apply to commercial customers who can also make use of the new blue bin, and continue to recycle plastic bottles and cans in their current recycling bin.
Separate collections of glass and cardboard will continue as usual.
We will contact customers before the changes to discuss your requirements.
For more information, see our guidance on the services we provide.