PKC Waste Services Team

Are you one of the millions of people who has a ‘drawer of doom’? You know the
one - filled with broken cables, old chargers, tangled headphones and other
unused tech.

You’re not alone - and we’ve got the perfect solution to help save on cupboard
space, and the planet!

This International E-Waste Day, we’re taking part in
Great Cable Challenge. By recycling our cables and other electricals stashed in
our ‘drawer of doom’, the copper and other precious materials can be used
again and again for things like phones, transport, clean energy and even
medical equipment.

You can get involved too! Simply:

• Bag up all your old cables and other unwanted electricals
• Use Locator to find your nearest repair, donation or recycling point: https://bit.ly/44RRFTn
• Save valuable copper from going to waste!

What is flytipping?

Flytipping is a deliberate act of dumping waste somewhere it shouldn’t be. It can be anything from one bin bag to huge piles. It can be rubbish from households or rubbish from businesses. Flytipping is illegal in Scotland.

If you are identified as the source of flytipped rubbish, you could face a fine of up to £40,000, be taken to court and even end up with a criminal record. This applies even if you did not dump the rubbish yourself.

Keep Scotland Beautiful

Welcome to Flytipping Fortnight!

Flytipping doesn't make waste disappear. It passes the problem on because someone always pays the price. We're supporting Keep Scotland Beautiful's campaign to tackle flytipping and encourage everyone to dispose of their waste responsibly. If you're paying someone to take your waste away, ask for their registration number and check it on the SEPA register before handing over your waste.

Aberfeldy Recycling Centre will be closed to members of the public on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th October for construction work and the installation of a roller packer.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Have you ever wondered how you can help local businesses to reduce food waste?

The Too Good To Go app offers leftover food at discount prices from lots of high street shops.

Discover how you can make a difference here: www.toogoodtogo.com/

It’s Sustainable Fashion Week 2026, so here’s another reminder that we have lots of advice and information to help you avoid binning clothes, shoes, or other household textiles.

Visit www.pkc.gov.uk/textiles to find out about local repair and reuse options.

Don’t bin your clothes! Think repair, reuse, reduce 🪡 ♻ 👕

To find out more about Sustainable Fashion Week, visit www.asinglethread.org/sustainable-fashion-week.

Do you often find yourself with leftover odds and ends in the fridge? Rachael from Eat or Toss has ten suggestions for turning them into delicious meals! Check out the link below to find out more:

Clear-out-the-fridge dinners and lunches If you're like me, you probably have some go-to meals that help you use up odds and ends. In my house that includes: Frittatas or omelettes with whatever

This Sunday 4th October is the Rooted Textiles Festival! The event is the Madderty Hub for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026 🪡 ♻

Find out more about the event on their website https://www.rootedtextiles.co.uk/

We’ve been busy planning the programme for this year’s event behind the scenes and we can’t wait to welcome you to Madderty St David’s near Crieff this October!

🌿 The Rooted Textiles Festival 🌿

A one day celebration of natural fibres for textiles.

When & where:

Sunday 4 October 2026
Madderty Hall, Madderty St David’s Crieff

What’s on :

🧶 natural textiles marketplace
🐏 grease fleece market
🪡 talks + mini workshops
🥙 great local food

We are delighted to be taking part in Sustainable Fashion Week again this year. Rooted Textiles is the Madderty Scotland Hub.

Follow us here or sign up to the newsletter on our website for updates about this year’s event.



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Tomorrow is the start of Sustainable Fashion Week 2026! Here’s a great opportunity to try mending clothes in need of some TLC. Drop in to the Lend and Mend Hub upstairs in AK Bell Library between 11am and 2pm tomorrow 🪡 ♻

As it's Sustainable Fashion Week, why not drop-in and try our monthly Mending Café in the Lend & Mend Hub at the AK Bell Library this Saturday. Join us between 11am and 2pm and bring those clothes that need a little freshening up, or maybe try your hand at embroidery and cover that coffee stain that just won’t come out with some creative stitching.

Last month we went out to Perth High Street on a Friday afternoon to talk to people about reusing and repairing textiles. Huge thanks to Greener Kinross-shire and Remake Scotland volunteers for sharing their mending skills!

Keen to mend more yourself? Head to www.pkc.gov.uk/textiles for lots of information and advice ♻🪡