A proposal to explore replacing private business waste collection with a single council-commissioned service has been struck down by Edinburgh councillors.

In January, Edinburgh’s Transport and Environment Committee asked council officers to explore re-introducing a council operated trade waste collection service.

On Thursday, at a meeting of the same committee, officers presented a report exploring the feasibility of a scheme, and said there was ‘limited scope’ to do so.

The council’s Green group put forward an addendum asking officers to explore whether a council-commissioned service could be launched to replace private collections.

Addressing councillors at the meeting, Green councillor Chas Booth said it would decrease the number of bin lorries on streets due to there being less fr

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