FOI release

Food waste collection service

Case reference FOI2023/01149

Published 10 July 2023

Request

1. Does your council currently offer a food waste collection service to its residents?

a. What percentage of households in your council are provided with this food waste collection service?

b. What type of food waste collection do you provide? [e.g. where do you collect the food waste from and how often]

c. How long have you been providing a food waste collection service to residents?

If NO, please provide the following information:

2. In line with the Environment Act 2021, when will you provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

3. Please state the reason why you do not currently provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

Response

1. Does your council currently offer a food waste collection service to its residents?

No.

a. What percentage of households in your council are provided with this food waste collection service?

N/A

b. What type of food waste collection do you provide? [e.g. where do you collect the food waste from and how often]

N/A

c. How long have you been providing a food waste collection service to residents?

N/A

If NO, please provide the following information:

2. In line with the Environment Act 2021, when will you provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

We will be providing food waste collection services from summer 2024.

3. Please state the reason why you do not currently provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

We are nearing the end of a waste collection contract that did not include food waste collections. The new service that will include food waste collections will be introduced under a new contract.

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