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At tonight’s Cabinet meeting, a proposal for new food waste collection vehicles will be presented to members in a bid to pave the way for mandatory food waste collection starting in April next year. Liverpool City Council is gearing up to introduce a fleet of eco-friendly vehicles within the city to support the new initiative. Partnering with local authorities in the city region and the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, the council has identified 20 vehicles that can potentially run on hydrogenated vegetable oil, significantly reducing CO2 emissions compared to traditional diesel vehicles.
With an aim to provide the necessary capacity for the new weekly food collection across over 200,000 households in the city, the council has secured funding of over £9m from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). A substantial portion of this funding, £4.47m, will be allocated towards the purchase of the new vehicles. Approximately one-third of the 135,000 tonnes of waste incinerated in Liverpool annually is food waste, costing £65 more per tonne than other waste streams. By implementing the new food waste collection program, Liverpool City Council aligns itself with the national effort to boost recycling rates and reduce carbon emissions nationwide.
Each household is set to receive two new food waste bins or caddies – a smaller one for indoor use and a larger one to join the existing bins. Cabinet members will deliberate on the procurement of these caddies at the meeting slated for tonight. Rigorous testing was conducted on all potential caddies to ensure durability and longevity before selecting the winning bid for presentation. The forthcoming changes will see collected food waste processed through anaerobic digestion, a method that breaks down food using microorganisms, thus releasing methane gas that can be repurposed for electricity, heat, or transport fuels.
Additionally, the council will explore opportunities to establish a new waste treatment system nearby to mitigate the lack of infrastructure within the City Region for processing food waste. Research indicates the necessity for a plant capable of processing 80,000 tonnes of food at a given time. Should a facility be established in the area, it could create job opportunities for residents and enable the utilization of collected biogas locally. Pending approval, further investigations will be conducted to ascertain the optimal location for the plant’s setup. Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Neighbourhoods, and Streetscene, expressed the council’s dedication to enhancing recycling rates across the city and making it more convenient for residents to contribute positively to the environment through the upcoming food waste collection program. The council’s commitment extends to ensuring a seamless and efficient transition towards managing food waste in the near future
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