Councillors take underground route to clean up Edinburgh

13 December 2007

Underground recycling and waste bins are being trialled in Edinburgh to tidy up streets and improve hygiene.

The system has now been included in the guidelines for developers looking to build in the area and, if successful, the bins could be used in various suitable locations across the city, ‘By introducing underground containers, we are able to have more facilities taking up less space on our streets, which also means there is less impact on the streetscape,’ said Councillor Robert Aldridge, environment leader.

Underground waste systems are popular in Europe, where recycling rates are much higher than in the UK, and have also been used in Oxford and London. Waste is placed into receptacles above ground, which are marked with what should be placed in them, such as glass and paper.

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