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Find out what happens to household waste and enter our Zero Waste World.
Where your waste goesManaging waste for the future
Learn more about what the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils are doing to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste.
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Zero Waste Edinburgh and Midlothian
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Residual Waste Bidders Shortlisted
Zero Waste has shortlisted four bidders to determine which of them will provide facilities to treat residual waste collected by the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils
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One recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes
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Recycling 2 plastic bottles saves enough energy to boil enough water for 5 cups of tea
The Waste Cycle
Just 1 recycled aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television set for 3 hours
Waste Treatment Technology
Every year, the average dustbin contains enough unrealised energy for 500 baths, 3500 showers or 5000 hours of television
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover