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Good luck to Stirling, in its attempt to reduce its carbon footprint from 12 to 1 tonnes per person. It seems to have more support than the Biggar attempt which fell by the wayside...
http://www.kintyreforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3738&p=34503&hilit=biggar#p34503

"Stirling is aiming to become the UK's first carbon neutral city thanks to £1.25m in funding announced today from the Big Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government to the community led Going Carbon Neutral Stirling (GCNS) project.

The ambitious project, which is also supported by Stirling Council, aims to work from the grassroots up including local businesses to bring about significant change in the behaviour of every Stirlingshire resident to reduce their carbon footprint and tackle the growing threat of climate change.

This is the first time that any project in the UK has attempted to change carbon-emitting behaviour on such a large scale. GCNS hopes to bring down average annual Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions per head in Scotland from the current level of 12 tonnes* to a sustainable level of one tonne per person, per year. .............."

more - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Release ... 6/12095703

GCNS website - http://www.goingcarbonneutralstirling.org.uk/

I can only assume part of this is to start charging us for the weight of the bins being emptied, bit unfair as the bins dont get emptied every week, and they wont empty them if the lid is even a millimetre open!

king of kilcousland wrote:I can only assume part of this is to start charging us for the weight of the bins being emptied, bit unfair as the bins dont get emptied every week, and they wont empty them if the lid is even a millimetre open!

Its a rule that gets ignored depending on who you are as well. Some people seem to be able to overfill their bins and stick out bags and boxes of stuff and have it taken away whereas others, like you say, get rejected if their binlid is just a little open. Mebbe they're the binmens friends and relatives, no?

dusty bin wrote:Its a rule that gets ignored depending on who you are as well. Some people seem to be able to overfill their bins and stick out bags and boxes of stuff and have it taken away whereas others, like you say, get rejected if their binlid is just a little open. Mebbe they're the binmens friends and relatives, no?

Down where I live, Dusty, it all depends on how much you give at Christmas!!!! Oor £20 didn't hack it this year obviously and we're paying for it noo!!!!!!!!