Council to buy three mobile shredders as part of Highland waste management plans
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New mobile shredders are to be bought by Highland Council to ensure bulky waste is reduced to the smaller sizes needed by its energy-from-waste service provider.
The council is to invest in three of the mobile shredders for waste too bulky to fit in kerbside bins, councillors were told during their latest communities and place committee.The use of the shredders was among several projects highlighted in the meeting.
Committee members also welcomed a successful application to Zero Waste Scotland's recycling improvement fund which will help the council improve recycling within the region. These improvements will include an extension to the Skye Waste Transfer Station and enhancement to the Seater Waste Transfer Station as well as a number of other practical changes to recycling processes over the coming year.
The meeting also heard that a second visit to the new Inverness Waste Transfer Station, which began operating in April, is also being arranged for councillors to see it now that it is fully operational.
Councillor Graham MacKenzie, chairman of the committee, said: “We are working hard towards sustainable long-term waste management solutions for Highland.
“Progress is being made as we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government. I recently met the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity with senior council officers in Edinburgh to discuss our long-term waste management and the circular economy.”
A study is currently under way to provide an updated perspective on the feasibility and viability of the long term waste management options for Highland Council – the findings of which will be presented to the communities and place committee later this year.
