RESIDENTS in Dumfries and Galloway will soon have the opportunity to sign up for a garden waste kerbside collection.
Substantial funding from the Scottish Government will facilitate the launch of a new kerbside recycling scheme across the region next year.
Grant money received by Dumfries and Galloway Council will be spent on six new refuse collection vehicles, 32,000 wheeled bins, and the procurement and installation of garden waste bays in Annan and Castle Douglas.
The new opt-in service will commence on March 1 next year. It will offer fortnightly kerbside collection of garden waste from the start of March to the end of November each year.
Residents can subscribe to the service for an annual fee of £40 per bin, with a 50 per cent discount available for those receiving Council Tax reduction.
The council have secured £2,331,405 from the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland.
Gail Macgregor, leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council, said: “I am delighted that Dumfries and Galloway Council has been successful in its bid to the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund.
“This grant funding will support our ambitions to reduce the volume of waste in the general waste bin and increase recycling rates. “Residents of our region have told us they are in support of a garden waste recycling scheme and this investment will make that a reality.
“Our officers are already working with our dedicated workforce to make sure everything is in place, so we are ready to start collections from March 2025.”
