Red and blue boxes in Edinburgh..what are they for?

[Janos]

These have been dumped outside our flats, presumably by the council. I know they're for recycling but what types of waste? There's no information with them about when they are collected etc.

[expatinscotland]

Huh? Our flats have no such bins. Just the usual big black ones.

[lilaclotus]

here's the answer

[expatinscotland]

Nice of them to tell us. Just had a look outside in Queen Charlotte Street - nothing there but big black bins. DH threw some rubbish into the bins in the archway of our car park - no blue or red bins.

[lilaclotus]

i did look on the edinburgh council's website and there is no info about it at all on there.

[Nik72]

We haven't got these either & it says Newington on that link. It's great to see something like this, though - at least the council's making an effort. We got a brown wheelie bin last week and it's nice to not be chucking stuff in the bin that you know fine well will compost.

[Janos]

Thanks for the link lilaclotus.

I did look on the Edinburgh council website but couldn't find anything.

They are a good idea though. We have loads of card from cat food/nappy boxes. It will be really great not to have to chuck it out or keep loads of boxes in our flat and cart them to a recycling place.