The new food waste collection and recycling service begins in parts of the Garioch area and surrounds from next month. (September 22)

It is being introduced as part of changes to the way recycling and waste are dealt with throughout Aberdeenshire.

Food waste is placed in a kitchen caddy that is used with free liners making it clean and easy to use and store. It is then transferred to a locakable green outdoor caddy for collection at the kerbside.

All cooked and uncooked food waste, including bones, will be collected weekly. Recycling and waste will be collected on alternate weeks.

 The new system of fortnightly co-mingled recycling means recyclable materials will be collected together in the same wheeled bin, replacing the blue and black boxes currently used.

The changes are designed to help the council meet the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste targets by increasing the range of materials collected at the kerbside and making it easy for householders to use, raising the recycling rate.

The new services are being introduced in stages, finishing in south Aberdeenshire in March 2015.

 To view the rollout timetable on a map, please see our website. http://bit.ly/1nnYG4p