Reduce, Reuse and Recycling

Let's not waste East Lothian is the campaign being run by East Lothian Council to make it easier for everyone to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle their household waste.

The weight of waste collected by Waste Services increased by 3% last year, to almost 70,000 tonnes that's an extra 2,100 full bins of rubbish.

Fortunately, the amount recycled also increased and East Lothian is now recycling or composting 35.4% of its waste, a fantastic effort. However, there is still more to do - the Scottish Government has set a target of recycling and composting 40% by 2010 and 50% by 2013.

East Lothian Council Waste Services Depot & Transfer Station, A199 Haddington Road, Wallyford, EH21 8JU.

Telephone, fax and email details are unchanged: Telephone: 01620 827 580 Fax: 01620 827 899 Email: wasteservices@eastlothian.gov.uk

Reduce

Reducing the amount of waste we produce in the first place will have a big impact on how much of East Lothian's waste we have to send to landfill. By reducing waste you also often save money - the average Scottish household throws out £366 worth of food each year. Here are a few ways you can make a difference:

Recycle

Two kerbside recycling collections operate in East Lothian to make it easier to do your bit. There are also four Recycling Centres, which are open seven days a week, and with a network of eighty Recycling Points there is bound to be one near you.

Reuse

Lots of people already reuse items, most without even thinking about it. Reusing carrier bags as bin liners, using your local library, passing a newspaper on to a neighbour or saving glass jars to store things in are all common ways in which people already decrease the waste they produce by using an item more than once. Here are a few more ways to help:

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