Households adjusting to new food waste service

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In the first two months of the roll-out we collected 800 tonnes of food waste

HOUSEHOLDS in parts of South East Cornwall are being reminded that their bin collections are changing from this week with the new food waste, recycling and rubbish service.

Cornwall Council is introducing weekly food waste collections and switching to fortnightly rubbish collections across the county.

The new regime has already been introduced in some areas of South East Cornwall and now it is beginning in a second roll-out area.

Residents of Liskeard, Polruan, Polperro, Looe, Torpoint, Saltash, Callington, Pensilva and surrounding areas have already received new food waste caddies and rubbish bins or protective sacks and the service change started on Monday.

The new system was rolled out in mid-cornwall in January.

South East Cornwall residents are being told to check the collection calendars posted to them or go online to make sure they know on which days to put out their food waste, recycling and rubbish.

All households in Cornwall should have been sent: » A silver kitchen caddy to make it easy to separate food waste from rubbish;

» A green outdoor collection caddy for storing and putting out food waste for collection;

» A wheelie bin or reusable protective sack to put out rubbish.

Properties with shared bins or communal bin stores will be provided with bins to suit their collection arrangements.

Councillor Carol Mould, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “Our new food waste, recycling and rubbish service will help residents in South East Cornwall to increase their recycling and cut down on waste as well as recycle their food waste for the first time.

“All this helps to lower our carbon footprint and lessen our impact on the planet, contributing to a thriving, sustainable Cornwall.

“If you live in South East Cornwall, make sure you know how your waste collections are changing from this week. Most people’s collection day is changing, but don’t forget to also check which week you should put out your rubbish and food waste and which week you need to put out your recycling and food waste”.

Residents can go to www.corn

Cllr Carol Mould

wall.gov.uk/myarea and put in their postcode to get this information.

Tips on recycling food waste are available at www.cornwall.gov.uk/ foodrecycling, and the waste team can be reached via www.cornwall. gov.uk/wastechanges for advice and to answer questions.

“I also want to say a big thank-you to everyone in mid-cornwall who has got on board with the new waste service”, Cllr Mould said.

“In the first two months of the rollout we collected 800 tonnes of food waste and the proportion of recycling we are picking up in the area has gone up from 40% of all waste collected to 55%.”

Residents in the third roll-out area will start receiving their new bins next month ahead of their collection change in July. Everyone else will remain on the current service until further notice.