A NORTH Ayrshire woman who led environmental community campaigns is calling on residents to ensure they use the right bins for the right waste.

Lisa Christie, who is a waste awareness officer for North Ayrshire Council, is promoting Recycle Week 2024 which kicks off on October 14.

She is encouraging everyone to avoid contaminating their recycling bins by choosing the right bin for the right waste.

Recycling contamination is caused by people putting the wrong things in their recycling bins.

This means they then can't be recycled at all, or it can reduce the quality of other recycling, making it unusable.

Simple things you can do help avoid contamination are rinsing your cans, bottles and food containers so that they don’t impact on other materials. 

Recycling Roadshow: Lisa ChristieRecycling Roadshow: Lisa Christie (Image: North Ayrshire Council) Councillor Tony Gurney, cabinet member for green environment and economy, said: “Here at North Ayrshire Council, we are delighted to support Recycle Week 2024.

“During Recycle Week, we are asking residents to carry on their good work by not letting their good recycling go to waste.

“The cleaner our recycling is, the less waste is disposed of. A small effort like giving your containers a light rinse can make a big difference, and it is something that only takes a few seconds.

“Please play your part – and remember cleaning things like cans and bottles makes all the difference.”

Council waste awareness officers will be offering advice and information to members of the public during Recycle Week at the following locations:

  • Tuesday, October 15, 10am to 3pm - Fullarton Church Café, Church Street Irvine and
  • Thursday October 17, 11am to 1pm – Cunninghame Furniture Recycling Company, Third Avenue, Irvine.

Recycling arrangements for the mainland and the islands of Cumbrae and Arran can be found at www.north-ayrshire.go.uk/recycling.