Bins and recycling news

• Planned waste and recycling industrial action

  Published on 5 Aug 2024

  GMB, Unison and Unite members voted to take industrial action in 26 of Scotland's 32 councils after rejecting a pay deal from council body Cosla. Midlothian is among councils affected.

• Waste amnesty bookings open on Friday 6 October

  Published on 2 Oct 2023

  Local residents in some areas of Midlothian will be able to book a free collection of flammable items such as furniture, carpets and mattresses. 

• Planned strike action suspended

  Published on 5 Sep 2022

  Following the latest offer from COSLA, Unite and GMB trade unions have agreed to suspend the planned industrial action which was due to start on Wednesday 7 September. 

• Recovery from recent industrial action

  Published on 31 Aug 2022

  Waste services have resumed but there is likely to be some disruption as we catch up on the backlog.

• Midlothian residents praised for recycling rates

  Published on 7 Dec 2021

  Midlothian residents’ efforts to recycle increasing amounts of household waste have been commended following a recent study by Edinburgh University.

• £132k funding boost for Midlothian's food waste recycling service

  Published on 17 Nov 2021

  Householders in some rural areas in Midlothian will be offered a food waste recycling service within the next 18 months or so thanks to Scottish Government funding of £132,085 announced today.

• Setting the standards for waste services in Midlothian

  Published on 24 Jun 2021

  A new consultation has opened asking residents to comment on the standards they expect from waste services as well as how waste and recycling should be collected in future.

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