Wolverhampton begins weekly food waste collection scheme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 12:01 · Archive

Wolverhampton households have begun weekly food waste collections using new caddies delivered to homes.

Wolverhampton households have started using new food waste caddies as part of a weekly collection scheme that began on Monday. Residents have been instructed to place food waste including plate scrapings, mouldy food, fruit and vegetable peelings, meat and fish bones, eggshells and teabags in the caddies rather than their general waste bins.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for resident services at City of Wolverhampton Council, encouraged residents to use the new collections. He said the separate weekly waste collection would help keep bin smells to a minimum, allowing residents to get uneaten food out of their homes quickly and easily. He added that the caddies would help free up extra room in household bins.

The changes are part of a national government-led scheme to roll out new waste collection rules. Local authorities have been instructed to bring in these new collections at different times, with Wolverhampton now the latest area to implement them.

How it is being reported

• New weekly bin collections starting from Monday with major rule changeHouseholds will have to follow new rules about what goes in binsBirminghamLive · 26 Oct, 11:25
• Major change for Wolverhampton households as new waste collection starts todayThey will be collected weekly - here’s everything you need to knowExpress & Star · 26 Oct, 10:53

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