Slim Your Bin

Recently we in the RoWAN office have not been out-and-about as much - but  we're still around and working hard. We've been doing a bit of research for our funders, INCREASEIII, about pledging and whether it works as a way of helping people to reduce their waste.
Through our Pledge to Slim Your Bin initiative over 600 people promised to take particular actions to reduce their household waste - anything from reducing food waste to buying a refillable drinks bottle to recycling more glass.

The good news is that PLEDGING WORKS! Of the people we were able to contact, over 60% say that pledging helped them reduce their waste. We're now contacting these pledgers a second time to find out if pledging does change behaviour, and whether these changes last as time goes on. Read more

Over 600 people have pledged to Slim their Bin. You too, can be part of the waste solution. You can download a copy of the survey and pledge and return it to us (freepost) or phone and we’ll get back to you or PLEDGE ONLINE.

Click here for tips on how to Slim your Bin.

Want more help? Try using our Slim Your Bin Diary for a week to see what you’re throwing out and what you might be able to stop putting in your bin. Read more

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 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

Ullapool’s Village Hall saw a great turnout in November to Ross-shire Waste Action Network’s Christmas event, aimed at helping householders cut waste at Christmas. Read more

On Saturday 17th October, the Coop hosted its members' meeting at the Royal Highland Hotel.  In addition to the meeting there were a variety of exhibitors, including: Energy Savings Trust, Highland Real Nappy Project, Friends of the Earth, Community Energy Scotland and RoWAN.

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