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South Meadows Action Group (SMAG) Newsletter December 2025 ‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member, Season’s Greetings! With our best wishes for 2026 — May all your Bins be tidy & quiet! — Progress on Bin Hub Review There is a Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) Meeting at 10.00 am on…
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Present: June, Silke, Alastair & Kate. Absent: Nick 1. The Minutes of the meeting on 11th September 2025 were agreed. 2. Matters arising i. Fly-tipping/Change-works issues. It was agreed that the Change-works issue was now passed by events and that the fly-tipping question should be raised in the Newsletter. We have some evidence that…
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Note for MSCC & SMAG Members Update on Transport Regulation Orders (TRO) Following recent public notices by the CEC, and requests from SMAG members, the SMAG Committee has now obtained (from the Bin Hub Review Team Manager) information aboutprogress being made by the Bin Hub review Team. The current TRO/25/03 being consulted on (until Dec 5th) is apparently being put in place to enact proposed changes to Bin Hub locations, and…
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SMAG Action in Marchmont South Meadows Action Group (SMAG) Newsletter July 2025 ‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member, The CEC waste management team have reported that some 240 Bin Hubs across Edinburgh have been placed on a priority list for review. This includes some 30/35 in our…
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SMAG Action in Marchmont South Meadows Action Group (SMAG) Newsletter August 2025 ‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member, Progress on Bin Hub Review With the Review deadline closing in early June and the Summer holidays arriving, as expected, we have seen no official notice about the progress…
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South Meadows Action Group (SMAG) Newsletter May 2025 ‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member, Following our general meeting, we got good feed-back from members about the discussion and the work of SMAG, with most people glad to know that many others feel the same way about these issues and that…
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‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member, We had a very good second annual general meeting of the SMAG membership, with 30-35 Members attending, last Thursday. All the issues raised a year ago are still issues today and members feel that the need for change is getting more urgent. A conservation…
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Newsletter March 2025 ‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member Last month we highlighted our guidance for your Bin Hub re-location application submissions which need to follow the Council’s rules and register your own comments on what ‘residential amenity’ means. However, we need to have information on all…
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Dear SMAG Member February already and lots to do! Last month we highlighted the new Bin Hub Location Criteria with a view to providing guidance for residents when making a review submission to the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC), the January MSCC meeting and the upcoming Community Council elections. This month our Newsletter will focus on producing…
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‘Persistence is the driving force behind enduring success’ Dear SMAG Member A very Happy New Year to everyone! Introduction As you know, following the meeting of the Transport & Environment Committee (TEC) on November 18th, 2024, some important changes in the Bin Hub location criteria were agreed. These changes should make it possible for residents…