Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Receives Millions in Funding for Curbside Garden Collection

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland residents will soon be able to sign up for garden waste curbside collection, supported by millions in funding.

The Scottish Government is funding the new curbside recycling scheme across the region, which will start next year. The Dumfries and Galloway Council will receive £2,331,405 from the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland.

The opt-in service will begin on March 1, 2025, and will provide bi-weekly curbside collection of garden waste until the end of November 2025.

“I am delighted that Dumfries and Galloway Council has been successful in its bid to the Scottish Government’s Recycling Improvement Fund,” said Gail Macgregor, leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

“This grant funding will support our ambitions to reduce the volume of waste in the general waste bin and increase recycling rates. “Residents of our region have told us they are in support of a garden waste recycling scheme and this investment will make that a reality.”

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