Construction of a new household recycling centre is underway in Alford.
It has been commissioned by Aberdeenshire Council but the work is being managed by Kirkwood Homes as part of a planning agreement linked to one of their developments at Wellheads.
Councillor Peter Argyle welcomed the progress and said the new facility would be an asset to the local community.
The council hopes to have the extended and improved recycling centre, at Mart Road, open to the public early in the new year.
Due to its small footprint, the site had been operating limited hours and was recycling fewer materials than other sites.
The new ‘drive-in, drive-out’ centre will enable more materials to be recycled, including soil and rubble.
It will also operate four days a week, from Friday to Monday.
Waste team manager Claire Loney added: “To support the local community in Alford while the recycling centre is closed, facilities for mixed-dry recycling and a garden waste drop-off point will continue to be provided next to the glass recycling point in the car-park next to the Grampian Transport Museum until the new facility reopens.”
Other glass collection points are available within the village and residents can also continue to access centres at Insch, Inverurie, Westhill, Banchory and Huntly.
