Waste education resources

Find out why it is important to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, what happens to your waste and how you can help to meet our national recycling and waste prevention targets.

Factsheet 1: Be wise to waste

Find out more about the waste hierarchy and how we currently manage our waste.

Factsheet 2: Our waste strategy

Learn more about how we manage our resources and what we do with our waste in Edinburgh.

Factsheet 3: Why do we need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Read about why we need to think about alternatives to sending waste to landfill.

Factsheet 4: Reduce

Read more about reducing your waste and ways to cut back on the amount of waste we produce.

Factsheet 5: Reuse

Read more about reusing your waste and learn about ways to reuse waste items.

Factsheet 6: Recycle

Read more about recycling and the services available across the City of Edinburgh .

Factsheet 7: Recover 

Read more about the recovery of waste and options for the future.

Factsheet 8: Dispose

Read more about the disposal of waste and problems associated with landfills.

Factsheet 9: Garden Waste Kerbside Collection

Learn about the Garden waste recycling and what happens your garden waste collected in the Brown bins.

Factsheet 10: Multi-material Kerbside Collection

Learn more about what happens to the materials recycled from your kerbside in the red and blue boxes.

Factsheet 11: Packaging Recycling Points

Learn more about the collection of recycling from the on street bins with the green lids.

Factsheet 12: Paper and Cardboard Recycling

Learn more about the paper and cardboard recycling journey.

Factsheet 13: Glass Recycling

Learn more about the glass recycling journey and the resources we save by recycling glass.

Factsheet 14: Aluminium and Steel Cans Recycling

Learn more about the Aluminium and steel recycling journey and the resources we save by recycling.

Factsheet 15: Plastic Bottles Recycling

Learn more about recycling plastics and the types of plastics we can recycle.

Factsheet 16: Textile Recycling Points

Learn more about recycling textiles and the benefits of recycling textiles.

Factsheet 17: Electrical and Electronic Goods Recycling

Learn more about recycling electrical items and how we manage electrical waste.

Factsheet 18: Rubble and Brick Recycling

Learn more about what we do with wasted rubble and brick.

Factsheet 19: Metal Recycling

Learn more about the metal recycling journey and the resources we save by recycling metals.

Factsheet 20: Food Waste Recyling

Learn more about the new food waste pilot and what happens to your food waste.