Yesterday, following my raising concerns that the latest City Council new recycling kerbside collection pilot excluded the West End Ward (and two of the other seven wards in Dundee), I met with the City Council’s Environment Director and the Head of Environmental Protection regarding the matter. We had a useful discussion and I did obtain assurances [...]
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Busy Friday …
Posted: May 19, 2012 in Dundee West Church, Lochee Park, Pentland, recycling, Riverside Drive, Roseangle, University of AbertayResidents have expressed concern to me about the state of the Roseangle Car Park Recycling Centre – overflowing and needing a tidy up – see right. I have taken up the matter with the City Council’s Environment Director and requested more frequent tidying.
Concern over West End excluded from new recycling kerbside collection pilot scheme
Posted: April 30, 2012 in recycling, West EndI have today expressed concern to the City Council’s Environment Director following news that a new mixed recyclates pilot to expand Dundee’s recycling effort is very limited and excludes 3 of out Dundee’s 8 wards completely including the West End. The council has updated me as follows: “As we are limited in the number of [...]
West End Community Council meeting
Posted: March 14, 2012 in recycling, Royal Mail, West End Community CouncilLast night, I attended the latest meeting of West End Community Council at which there was a very informative and detailed presentation from the City Council’s Recycling Projects Officer about the current position of recycling efforts in Dundee and future plans to further extend recycling opportunities for residents. I have, on many occasions on behalf [...]
Last June, I welcomed the City Council’s introduction of a food recycling trial project. At the moment, this covers only a limited number of addresses (in the West End - Clayhills Drive, Glamis Drive (34, 40, 43 & 45), Invergowrie Drive, Menzieshill Road, Perth Road (391 – South Lodge only), Whitefauld Road – 234 properties [...]
From Dundee City Council : Remember to recycle this Festive Season Christmas is a time when we generate more waste than at any other time in the year, but not everything left over from Christmas is unwanted. Your Christmas cards, wrapping paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars and even your real Christmas tree are [...]
Further to my article at the end of June about the food waste recycling trial, today’s Courier mentions its forthcoming launch this coming Wednesday. The City Council’s Recycling Projects Officer has now sent me some specific information about the West End area’s trial : “I am now writing to update you on the progress we have made & [...]
Further to my previous updates about the progress with the Tayside Recyclers’ Backyard Container Vegetable Garden, its good to hear that Trading Standards and Environmental Health staff at the City Council have ok’d the selling of the produce. The garden is well worth a visit :
The City Council recently approved a food waste recycling trial. I’m really supportive of this initiative and have been updated by the council’s Recycling Projects Officer as follows : “I am writing to inform you of the forthcoming food waste collection pilot scheme which will be running in your ward. The scheme, which was [...]
I was delighted to attend the Tayside Recyclers’ Open Day this morning and was very impressed at the progress with the Backyard Container Vegetable Garden. The vegetable garden is looking great, as the photo below shows!
An update, with thanks to Tayside Recyclers : “Tayside Recyclers is proud to announce that our backyard Container Vegetable Garden will feature in this year’s WestFest, with an Open Day on Saturday 18th June from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. We now have our first crops appearing – there may be a chance to pick your [...]
Recycling facility in Scott Street – good news
Posted: June 11, 2011 in Community Spirit, recycling, Scott StreetAt the last Community Spirit Action Group meeting, residents raised concerns that the waste paper bin at the Neighbourhood Recycling Point (NRP) at the east end of Scott Street is often full. I asked the City Council Recycling Projects Officer if it could be either collected more frequently or an additional paper bin provided. I have [...]
Recycling plastics at Tesco Riverside and Neighbourhood Recycling Points
Posted: May 28, 2011 in Lochee Road, Mitchell Street, recycling, Riverside DriveAt the request of residents, I recently asked the City Council about the possibility of providing plastics recycling facilities at Tesco Riverside. Many local residents have yet to be provided with the “green recycling boxes” that cater for plastics, bottles, etc and the provision of plastics recycling facilities at Tesco Riverside would be of [...]
In addition to the launch of Barney’s Fund that I mentioned last night, yesterday : * The Courier covered the background to the motion I intend to bring to the City Council’s Policy and Resources Committee on 13th June. This surrounds the plight of the people of Palestine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the issue of the [...]
The City Council advises that you can arrange a special collection of your real Christmas tree by calling 432776 or 432770. Alternatively, please cut up your tree and put it in your brown kerbside bin (if you have one) for collection, add it to your garden compost bin should have have one, or take it to [...]
Last night, I attended an interesting meeting of Community Spirit – the community group for the “north” part of West End Ward, covering Tullideph, Ancrum, Pentland and the Cleghorn area – at which the speaker was from the City Council’s Waste Management Department. The discussion was about reducing, reusing and recycling waste and there [...]
Back in June, I advised residents of the latest information on the recycling of plastics. I have now received a further update from the City Council as follows : Dear Fraser, The review period for the acceptance of an expanded array of plastics is now up, and we will be moving forward with these [...]
Earlier this month, I featured an article about the types of plastics that are collected from the ‘green box’ recycling facility available to some householders in the West End and elsewhere in Dundee. However, this facility has not been extended as yet to all households and a constituent recently asked about the possibility of having [...]
I have long supported encouraging plastics recycling as part of the city’s overall recycling efforts. A constituent in the West End recently complained that certain plastics that were previously uplifted via the green box recycling service service were no longer being collected – such as plastics with the recycling symbol 6 (such as salad trays [...]
Recycling facility now in place for Lochee Road area
Posted: March 13, 2010 in Lochee Road, Mitchell Street, recyclingLast month, I proposed to the City Council that a neighbourhood recycling centre be provided at Mitchell Street/Lochee Road. The Council’s Recycling Projects Officer responded positively and I am very pleased to note that it is now in situ.
Following a resident’s recent complaint to me about poor access to the paper recycling facility in Pennycook Lane, I received the following response from Recycling Projects Officer late yesterday : “In response to a request I believe you had in your office yesterday regarding limited access to paper bins within the Recycling Point on Pennycook [...]
Further to my item last Friday about vandalism to the above, I have received this update from the City Council this morning : “We are installing a paper bin today at Cleghorn Street – any further acts of vandalism will undoubtedly affect the future of this site. We will monitor it closely at present, [...]
The City Council has delivered Domestic Bin and Recycling Container Collection 2009 Calendars to households across the City. There’s a useful online facility on the Council website that allows you to select your street and then print off calendars for any of the following services provided in your area: * Refuse Wheelie Bin (or [...]
I recently made enquiries on behalf of constituents about the recycling of cardboard – previously not available from the kerbside blue bin collection. One resident mentioned to me that although she had noticed cardboard in her blue bin was now collected, any overflow left neatly adjacent to the bin was not collected. Here’s the response [...]
Further recycling progress in the West End
Posted: March 31, 2008 in Balfour Street, Perth Road, recycling, Scott StreetFriday’s Evening Telegraph covered news that Dundee’s neighbourhood recycling scheme is to be expanded, given its success since its introduction last year. Click on headline above to view. The photo (right) is the launch in Blackness Avenue of the original phase last year, attended by myself, fellow councillors and members of Blackness Area Residents’ Association. [...]
City Councillors have been advised by the Waste Management Department of a phased City-wide increase in recycling service provision as follows: “For the past few years we have been constantly implementing additional recycling services as and when possible. Currently we have no additional funding available to allow us to implement any new services but following [...]
The Courier today highlights the differing situation facing residents on different sides of part of Blackness Road – where residents on the south side have blue (paper) and brown (garden) recycling wheelie bins, but the residents on the north side do not have individual recycling bins. As I commented in the Courier article, the reason [...]
Last Friday I mentioned West End recycling and refuse issues (click on headline above to view) and here’s a couple of updates: Firstly, with regard to the possibility of siting one of the mini-recycling units for the Abbotsford/Corso area adjacent to the commercial units in Peddie Street, I am pleased to have been informed by [...]
