Reducing and reusing

Find out ways to reduce your household waste

Five things you can do like composting and making different shopping choices

Find out ways to reuse household items

Five simple things you can do like contributing to local exchange schemes

Read the City of Edinburgh Council's plan for reducing waste

Information about how we are reducing the amount of waste being sent to landfill

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These local activities

Waste education

Book a talk at our Waste Education Cabin or apply for a Waste Action Grant to do a 'reduce, reuse, recycle' project.

These websites

Zero Waste Scotland

Find useful information about how and why to reduce, reuse and recycle your household waste.

Zero Waste Future

Find out how we are working with businesses, communities, individuals and local authorities to help reduce waste, encourage recycling and use resources sustainably.