New Waste Collection System on Trial
September 19, 2005 12:00 AM
Milton Keynes Council's pioneering spirit is evident once again. A food waste trial has been launched in two areas of the Borough. The Council is amongst the front-runners when it comes to addressing the issue of kitchen waste.
The Council already runs successful recycling, garden waste and home composting schemes and wants to identify the most promising method of collecting food waste from the home as well. The trial is targeting 1000 houses in two separate areas and will run for 12 months to start with. Households in selected areas were given all the information and bins they need before the scheme started. There is no additional cost to these householders and existing refuse/recycling collection days remain the same for all materials. Two different collection methods will be evaluated during the trial.
According to Liberal Democrat Councillor Douglas McCall, cabinet member for the Environment and Localities: "Following on from the introduction of weekly recycling and the very popular green bin garden waste scheme, the food waste trial is the latest initiative for reducing the amount of rubbish that goes to landfill.
"Like all other councils in the UK, Milton Keynes Council has been set a limit on the amount of waste that it is allowed to send to landfill. The Council will be fined £150 for every extra tonne of waste sent to landfill that exceeds this allowance. That fine could significantly increase council tax if we do not reduce the waste going to landfill."
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