A new food waste service is being rolled out across high and medium rise flats in Fife.
It was trialled for 12 weeks at the blocks in Ravenscraig and saw over 1 and a half tonnes of waste picked up.
Each flat was given a food caddy and liners that they could empty in communal bins near the main door.
Residents also took part in surveys, saying they enjoyed their homes smelling less and doing their bit for the environment.
Broomhead flats in Dunfermline will be first in the rollout followed by Raeburn Heights in Glenrothes.
Residents will get a letter with more information before it starts.
Councillor Jan Wincott, Fife Council spokesperson for environment and climate change, said: “I would like to personally thank all of the Ravenscraig residents for taking part in this trial.
“A trial of this nature with food waste has never been carried out before in a high-rise block and the results have exceeded what was expected.
“We now aim to roll food waste units out across Fife to every high-rise block and hope that all of the residents embrace recycling food waste as well as the residents of Ravenscraig have.”
Resident Derek Dewar, 78, said: “It’s been a great idea – my general waste bin is cleaner and it’s not been hard to get used to the change at all.
“I’d say it’s been a real improvement.”
All cooked and uncooked food waste as well as eggshells and tea bags can go in the new bins which will be emptied weekly.
The waste is also being processed at a local plant, which generates energy and fertiliser.
The energy goes to local businesses, such as care homes, Carnegie Leisure Centre, a supermarket, local art gallery and 388 homes in Dunfermline.
The fertiliser is sold to local farmers.
One banana skin can create enough energy to charge a mobile phone twice, whilst 32 can power a family home for one hour.
100 tonnes of food waste a day can generate enough energy to power between 800 and 1,400 homes each year.
It's all been made possible thanks to funding from Zero Waste Scotland.
Zero Waste Scotland's recycling improvement fund manager David Gunn said: “We’re proud to be working with the Scottish Government to support Fife Council to access Recycling Improvement Fund grants and to work with them to successfully implement their project.
“By recycling as much as possible, we can all help reduce carbon emissions, tackle climate change and ease the pressure placed on the planet.
“The council’s award will help improve its recycling infrastructure and services, benefitting residents and taking Scotland forward on its journey to becoming a circular economy.”
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