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Starting this week, around 15,000 additional households will begin receiving weekly food waste collections as part of Liverpool’s expanding initiative to cover the entire city. Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins, Cabinet Member for Communities, Neighbourhoods and Streetscene, emphasizes the importance of community participation in this vital environmental effort.
Following a highly successful initial phase, the city is moving forward with rolling out food waste collections well ahead of the mandatory deadline set for April next year. The early start reflects a commitment to reducing both waste and carbon emissions. The data from the pilot phase reveals promising results: over a six-week period, participating households disposed of more than 100 tonnes of food waste, amounting to an average of about 1.2 kilograms per household each week — roughly equivalent to nearly 50 bags of crisps.
One of the major benefits of the new service is that food scraps are now collected separately from the purple bins, which previously filled up quickly since food waste made up about a third of the typical bin contents. By collecting food waste weekly, the time food spends decomposing in bins is cut by a full week. This change not only reduces the reliance on purple bins but also increases recycling capacity. Consequently, additional purple bins are being withdrawn from households in areas where new food waste caddies have been introduced, unless the household qualifies for an extra bin. Eligibility criteria include households with six or more residents or residents who generate healthcare waste such as incontinence products, feeding items, or stoma and catheter bags.
Improving recycling rates remains a key focus for Liverpool. To aid this, extra blue bins are being provided free of charge to households with wheeled bins that require more room for recyclables. Beyond environmental benefits, this approach serves a financial purpose: treating waste through incineration is currently more costly to taxpayers than recycling. Moreover, food waste collected is processed through anaerobic digestion, turning it into renewable energy and nutrient-rich compost rather than being incinerated. Since burning food waste contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, this program has an important positive impact on Liverpool’s efforts to become a greener city. By expanding collection phases, the environmental benefits are expected to increase.
Everyone’s participation is vital to the success of this rollout. By separating leftover and unwanted food from general rubbish and placing the grey food waste caddies out weekly, residents are actively supporting Liverpool’s journey toward sustainability and a cleaner environment
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