article_snippet: May. Last night the initiative – which Fife Council claims will save £900,000 a year from 2021 when extra limits will apply to landfill waste – was criticised as another reduction in the service to householders as councils escalate householders ‘green’ crusade.
article_snippet: Fife Council says Fife Council has to bring in the scheme because of a need to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, due to punitive EU taxation.
article_snippet: In addition, from January 1, 2021, landfilling will no longer be an option for biodegradable waste disposal because of new waste regulations.
article_snippet: The main alternative is incineration which Fife Council believes ‘may be significantly more expensive than landfilling.
article_snippet: Chris Ewing, chief operating officer of Resource Efficient Solutions - the new company set up by Fife Council to provide waste and consultancy services - said:
article_snippet: Fife is well-placed to meet the Scottish Government target of 60 per cent recycling by 2020 but considerable effort will have to be made now to meet the 2025 target of 70 per cent recycling of all wastes.
article_snippet: If no improvements are made to the current four bin system and the cost for landfill disposals stays the same this could cost Fife Council an extra £1.5 million a year.
article_snippet: The cost of the new bins could hit £20.5million, plus the cost of disposing of the old ones.
highlights_snippet: Fife Council claims the scheme will save taxpayers £900,000 a year from 2021 .
  