Get Waste Aware at the County Show . . .

Orkney Islands Council’s waste management team will be on hand at the County Show today, Saturday, to offer advice on how householders can help increase recycling levels for Orkney.

Jayne Venables, the OIC’s Waste Strategy officer, said: “We are here to help people recycle more – the amount of ‘black bag’ waste being produced in Orkney is currently the lowest it has been in five years, which is great news, but our recycling rates are still well behind the Scottish average.

“Ambitious targets have been set, both through Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government, so there is still much more we will need to do here on Orkney to meet those. There’s lots for people to see and do at our exhibition, so I hope to see lots of folk coming by to say hello.”