Finally! A recycling service in Glasgow city and west end. Albeit it’s a paid service but still, now there is no excuse for anyone not to recycle. If you don’t have a car or you just can’t be bothered to drive around the city with a car full of bottles, newspapers and plastic – well now you don’t have to. Someone will come and pick it up for you once a week for as little as £1.40* a week. The service is called ‘The Reclaimer‘ and I’m thrilled to hear about it.

For all the bitching that goes on in the UK about not having anywhere left to dump rubbish, this country is pretty far behind in council recycling programs. I believe there is a pilot program going on in one of the suburbs of Glasgow, but
that’s it, the rest of us drive about with cars full of recycling once a week or now, thanks to this, have it picked up for a small fee.

Makes me appreciate the cool service in Montreal. Bins supplied by the city to every household, collection once a week, no sorting required and almost everything recycled.

Glasgow has a long way to go, but lets hope this is the beginning!

* based on an annual subscription, otherwise £1.65 a week