Stirling Council has completed £40K improvements to the former civic amenity site in Balfron to convert it into a more accessible Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) accepting a wider range of materials for recycling.

The number of recycling skip containers has been doubled and access to these has been improved via wider fixed walkways. The site now has skips to recycle garden waste, wood and chipboard, and mixed metals. A skip for mixed household waste (no commercial waste please) also is available.

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Commenting on the opening of the refurbished facility, Environment Portfolio holder Jim Thomson said: "We can all do our bit to recycle more of our household waste and this improved recycling centre in Balfron makes it easier for residents who live in our rural areas. The upgrading of the recycling centre in Callander due to be completed in 2009, in addition to our Lower Polmaise facility completed last year, will provide residents with improved facilities to recycle a wide range of materials."

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