Perth FM News 18/10/10

Safety Cameras in Operation

Tayside Safety Camera Partnership are targeting danger zones on roads in Perth and Kinross. Until the twenty second of October, that's this Friday, there's going to be more cameras on sites with a history of collisions and evidence of speeding drivers.
Some of the routes affected include the A93 Old Scone to Blairgowrie Road at Meikleour, the A94 Scone to Coupar Angus Route and the A977 Kinross to Crook of Devon Road at Balado.

Glass Recycling Encouraged

The Perth and Kinross area has a high recycling rate thanks to residents support for services run by Perth & Kinross Council, which allow householders to recycle a wide range of their everyday waste. However, the Council has today reminded householders about the facilities available for recycling glass locally, to encourage more people to drop off their glass containers at Recycling Centres and Points instead of throwing them into their general waste bin, from where they will end up in landfill.
It is estimated by British Glass that the average UK household uses 331 glass bottles and jars every year. Unfortunately, only around half of these are recycled. In Perth and Kinross, this means that every year around 2700 tonnes of glass goes into general waste bins for disposal in landfill. The cost of this to the Council is estimated at £189,000, which in the present financial climate could be put to better use in other ways.

Future Development Consultation Ongoing

It's week two of the fourteen week consultation in Perth and Kinross about the areas future development. It's the biggest consultation ever to be undertaken by the planning authority. Events are being organized to allow locals the opportunity to talk to council officers about the local development plan. There's a drop in session being held today from 2pm till 8pm at Kinross Community Campus.