Dundee City Council has been awarded a major cash injection to improve its recycling efforts.
The £87,000 grant was issued by the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund that is administered by Zero Waste Scotland.
The funding has been awarded to the local authority for the purchase of IT route-optimisation software.
It will pay for 26 hi-tech in cab tablets to allow refuse crews to utilise the technology.
It is hoped this will allow for more efficient waste collections in the city.
Commenting on the £87,962 grant, Neighbourhood Services spokesperson, Anne Rendall, said: “This is very good news.
“The introduction of the software in our fleet will improve the quality and quantity of the recycling materials we collect, as real-time reporting will inform collection crews of contamination across bins.
“In addition to this, the more efficient routing will allow for carbon savings through a reduction in mileage travelled as well as the ability to recover more waste for recycling purposes.
“Overall, the implementation of the new software is a stated action in our Waste & Recycling Action Plan & Strategy 2020-2025 and will help us towards the city’s waste and recycling targets & Scotland’s net-zero carbon commitment.”
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