A new recycling initiative expected to increase recycling rates, has launched in Montrose.
Customers visiting Montrose Recycling Centre will now be supported in separating recyclables from their waste at an on-site sorting station, where staff will be available to offer help and advice.
The scheme has already seen success at Forfar Recycling Centre, improving the recycling rate at the site by 5% and reducing disposal costs to the council.
To avoid sorting your waste on site, we recommend that you separate all items that can be recycled, including anything in a bag, box, or suitcase for example, before visiting the recycling centre.
Convenor of Communities, Councillor Tommy Stewart, said, “Nearly half of the contents of black bags taken to recycling centres in Angus could have been recycled. This includes clothing, textiles, small electrical appliances, and items that can be recycled in bins at home such as food waste, paper, and cans.
“It costs the council more to dispose of non-recyclable waste than recycling, so by recycling more at Montrose Recycling Centre, site visitors will help us , save money on disposal costs and redirect money to other services such as social care and schools.”
Angus Council was the first to launch the scheme in Scotland, with Forfar Recycling Centre being the pilot site from November 2025. The remaining sites across Angus will be rolled out over the coming year.
More information on the changes can be found by visiting Sorting waste at Forfar recycling centre | Angus Council
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