BOROUGH NEWS Winter 2020 eastleigh.gov.uk @eastleighbc

Food waste recycling returns

Service back for Borough from 9 November

After being suspended due to health and safety, the Council’s popular food waste recycling service will be returning from 9 November.

In a change to the previous service, food waste will now be collected by smaller, lower emission vehicles, as part of our ongoing commitment to the climate and environmental emergency. The new vehicles will also enable staff to socially distance. As food waste will be collected by a separate vehicle on the same day as your usual bin collection, your brown bin may not be collected at the same time as your wheeled bin.

Additionally, if the recycling pilot (see article to the right) is successful, the new vehicles will allow us to expand our recycling service to include fortnightly glass collections and food waste recycling for flats.

Cabinet Lead for Environment, Cllr Rupert Kyrle, said: “As the only council in Hampshire to operate a regular food waste recycling service, we are very happy to see the service returning.

“The coronavirus pandemic presented the Council with several logistical barriers to getting the

service back up and running. However, by investing in the new vehicles, we are also opening up exciting recycling opportunities for the future. Eastleigh residents are among the best recyclers in Hampshire and I’m sure they will welcome the opportunity to be able to recycle more.”

Find out more about food waste recycling visit eastleigh.gov.uk/foodwaste

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