Community News and Events: Invergordon

Park Pupils Challenge Waste

Submitted on Wed, 10/02/2010 - 4:22pm

 

Park Pupils Challenge Waste

How much waste does our school produce? What’s in all those bins anyway? These are the questions that pupils of Invergordon’s Park Primary School set out to answer, with the aim of reducing the schools’ rubbish. Reducing, Reusing and Recycling, the 3Rs of waste, saves money and resources and helps tackle climate change, which affects us all.

With the help of Ross-shire Waste Action Network (RoWAN), school Eco Committee members gathered in 24 hours’ worth of school waste, sorted and weighed it. All pupils separated their lunch waste into cooked and uncooked food, packaging and drinks containers from school meals and packed lunches. All the bins were gathered in, as was the paper for recycling and the compostable waste which the school already collects. Read more

New Year Resolution? Pledge to 'Slim Your Bin'

Submitted on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 9:51am

So far, over 150 people have pledged to Slim Your Bin Logo 'Slim Your Bin'. You too, can be part of the waste solution. Click here to fill in short survey and  pledge to Slim Your Bin  (takes a couple of minutes)  or click here to make a quick pledge (20secs). Alternatively, you can download a copy of the survey and pledge and return it to us or phone or text us and we’ll get back to you. Read more

Meet Gordon - The New Invergordon Mascot.

Submitted on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 9:36pm

gordon the seagull

Meet Gordon the Seagull.  He's the new Invergordon mascot to remind people to cut waste and 'Slim their Bin.'  A good number of households in Invergordon have already joined our Slim Your Bin campaign, pledging to reduce the amount of rubbish in their bin. You can join in too - click here to find out how.

We’ll enter all those who sign up in Invergordon into a prize draw for a £40 voucher towards a meal at a local restaurant of your choice or to spend at the Health Food Shop in Alness or at Easter Ross Organics (Ardross). Read more

South Lodge Primary Plan to Slim Their Bin

Submitted on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 9:26pm

south lodge waste auditSouth Lodge Pupils say "It's Bin Interesting!"

Invergordon's South Lodge primary pupils have taken on a new challenge: to make a major reduction in the school's waste.

Pupils from the Eco Committee, working with RoWAN, collected a day's worth of rubbish then sorted and weighed it to get a picture of what is currently thrown out by the school. The results were eye-opening: the total weight of waste on the day was 30kg, around the weight of a P1 pupil, and over the school year that adds up to almost 6 tonnes. This waste currently goes to landfill in Peterhead, a round trip of 260 miles. Read more

Invergordon Starts to Slim Bins

Submitted on Wed, 07/10/2009 - 2:59pm

joining the slim your bin campaign. Photo by Ian RhindThe 'Invergordon Incinerator No to Waste' group and RoWAN, are setting a challenge to the town to “Slim Your Bin”.

Karen MacKay, a resident of Saltburn, commented “I never used to care about how much I threw away and my bin was overflowing. With the discussions on the incinerator I realised that I could not be part of the campaign with a clear conscience without doing something about my own rubbish. I have two children and I work- if I can do it, so can most other people. It really does not take much effort to reduce what’s in my bin- and the kids and I are having great fun! ” Read more

Invergordon Anti-incinerator Protestors Celebrate

Submitted on Wed, 26/08/2009 - 10:21am

Invergordon anti-incinerator protestors are celebrating the Council's decision to turn down the proposed waste incinerator. Click here for their website and more news. However Highland still has a big waste problem. Wherever you live in the Highlands, be part of the waste solution ... Slim Your Bin!

Event Link: 
Invergordon Incinerator Meeting

Stirling Fibre

Stirling Fibre at Evanton collects paper and cardboard from businesses around Ross-shire & Inverness from around a 60mile radius. Charges for a weekly collection start from £40 per month and they do one off collections from £15. Currently they collect from Dingwall Mondays & Thursdays, include Evanton, Alness, Invergordon, Tain on a Tuesday collection round, Invergordon on the Thursday, Ullapool on a Friday (fortnightly in the winter) and a daily collection in Inverness. Phone them for quote and to confirm collection days.

Phone Numbers: 
+44 (0)1349 830 205
Links: 
http://www.stirlingfibre.co.uk

Northern Recycling Solutions (NRS)

Northern Recycling Solutions (NRS) take: 

Aluminium Cans, Cardboard, Confidential Paper, Electrical and Electronic Appliances, Fridges and Freezers, Glass, IT and Telecommunication Equipment, Paper, Plastic Bottles (all types), Plastic Food Containers, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Wrapping, Steel Cans, TVs and Computer Monitors

Internal bins deliver to collect cans, paper and plastic cost about £5 to £10 per collection.

Confidential collections range from £20-£30. Range of collection options. Contact them for details

Phone Numbers: 
+44 (0)1463 243 357
Links: 
http://www.northernrecyclingsolutions.co.uk
Email Addresses: 
info@northernrecyclingsolutions.co.uk
Address: 
1 Cromwell Road, Inverness IV1 1SX

Highland Waste Services

Highland Waste Services takes: Wood, metal, plastics. Takes paper & cardboard from existing customers. Undertake collections within 60 mile radius of the site.

Phone Numbers: 
+44 (0)1349 853 660
Email Addresses: 
hwsltd@eurotelbroadband.com
Address: 
Cromarty Firth Industrial Park, Invergordon, IV18 0L