Newcastle launches trial to turn food waste into renewable energy

 

Food waste

Newcastle City Council has introduced a new weekly food waste recycling service for over 5000 residents to generate renewable energy and produce fertiliser to grow crops.

Collections for the trial began on 17 September for 5,200 households from across six of the city’s wards – Kingston Park South, Newbiggin Hall, Blakelaw, West Fenham, Benwell & Scotswood, and Wingrove. 

Cllr Irim Ali, Cabinet Member for a Resilient City, Newcastle City Council, commented: “Food waste collections are set to become mandatory for all local authorities and we are proud to be launching this trial in Newcastle.

“The trial demonstrates our commitment to improving recycling across the city and will ensure that the future rollout of this scheme will be done in the most efficient and effective way.”

Food waste collections are set to become mandatory for all local authorities and we are proud to be launching this trial in Newcastle.

Residents taking part in the trial were sent two new containers and caddy bags, which they could use to dispose of all cooked and uncooked waste as long as it had been removed from any packaging.

Anyone taking part in the trial will then need to transfer the caddy bags to a new outdoor food waste bin, which will be collected weekly on their normal bin collection day.

Cllr Marion Williams, Cabinet Member for a Sustainable City, Newcastle City Council said: “This new service is part of our commitment to combat climate change and improve recycling rates across the city.

“By introducing this trial, we are helping to reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill which helps to improve our environment.

“We would like to thank all the residents taking part for their support with this new service and we hope everyone will cooperate in the future to help us to recycle more for Newcastle.”

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