Food waste collections are beginning in Daventry District, with new bins and caddies continuing to be delivered to households as part of the roll-out of the new weekly service.
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Properties that received their new food bin and caddy last week will receive their first food waste collection this week. Please put your food waste bin out with your other recycling on your collection day. Please note that in some areas food waste may be collected at a different time of day to other recycling items.
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Households that receive their new food bin and caddy this week will begin to receive their food waste collections the following week.
The food bin can be lined with newspaper or compostable corn starched liners that are available in shops. It has a lockable lid that keeps smells in, pests out and prevents spillage.
Both Councils would like every household in the area to recycle their food waste: it will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, where it rots and produces methane, which contributes to climate change, and it will reduce the amount of landfill tax the county has to pay.
Food waste collected as part of the new service will be recycled at an anaerobic digestion plant where it will be turned into electricity and fertiliser.
From week beginning January 23, some households will have a change to their collection day. Changes are as a result of customer feedback and will introduce a more consistent and streamlined service in areas where, for example, a single street or village has two collection days.
Please refer to your new 2012 collection calendar for more information.
View your collection day and 2012 collections calendar
Cllr Daniel Cribbin, Environment Portfolio Holder at Daventry District Council, said: “Around 30% of the refuse currently sent to landfill in Northamptonshire is food waste, so we can reap real environmental benefits from recycling our leftovers and out-of-date food.
“The forthcoming weeks may mean a change in routine for some households and I’d like to thank all residents for their continued support as we look at ways of improving our recycling service.”
Cllr David Mackintosh, Leader of Northampton Borough Council, said that the new food waste collection is good news for local people and for the environment: “Food waste is the smelliest element of most people’s bins and now we it will be collected every week. This is a real step forward that gives us all a chance to prevent thousands of tonnes of waste being sent to landfill in our county each year. We can now recycle that waste in a beneficial way.”
