Recycling skips
The recycling skips can be found in front of the
Nursery School (The Leisure Centre). Please use them and keep
the area around them tidy, free from litter and broken glass.
There also a charity clothing bank for unwanted
clothes and shoes.
Kerbside recycling
Kerbside recycling is now operational in Killearn.
Please make sure you place your wheelie bin and recycling box
at the kerbside by 7:00am on the day that, they are emptied.
Larger items that don't fit in the wheelie bins
can be taken to Household and Green Waste Skips in Balfron.
Which are open Monday to Friday between 5:00pm and 8:00pm, Saturday
between 10:00am and 2:00pm. They are closed on Sundays and Public
Holidays.
Below are the bins that each household in the
Stirling Council area should have and what type of rubbish can
go in them.
| Green Wheelie Bin
- These bins are lifted on alternate weeks |
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Only use the green wheelie bin for rubbish
that can't be composted or recycled. |
| Brown Wheelie Bin - These bins are
lifted on alternate weeks |
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Only use brown wheelie bin for items
of rubbish that can be composted (i.e. biodegradable materials). |
| Blue Box - These
recycling boxes are uplifted every week |
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The blue box's are for items that
can recycled by the local council.
- Cans (aluminium and steel)
- Clean foil
- Glass (bottles and jars)
- Paper (brochures, catalogues, envelopes, junk mail,
magazines and newspapers)
- Plastic milk bottles (and other bottles with the
symbol). Kerbside collection of all plastic bottles (Type 1 and Type 2) is expected to be available soon.
- Textiles (blankets, clothing, curtains, pairs of shoes
- tired together, rags, sheets, towels)
- DO NOT put broken grass & crockery or Paint pots
in these boxes.
A new leaflet Presenting the Ideal Recycling Box also can be downloaded from the Stirling Council, by clicking here.
If you need an extra recycling box or have any queries
call Stirling Council on 0845 277 7000. |
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