Recycling more, but collecting it less - that's the plan in Flintshire
Post categories: environment,Ìýfood
| 10:33 UK time, Wednesday, 14 July 2010
An interesting report on the results of Flintshire council's is being discussed today by councillors as part of plans to make further changes to household rubbish collections across the county.
Or as the suggests, .
you can see that since April, 24,000 properties across Flintshire began separating food waste from their black bin bag collections in a pilot project - diverting 350 tonnes of biodegradable waste from landfill in three months.
The stats show an average collection of 35 tonnes per week which equates to an average of 2.58kg per participating households.
But, says the report, it's not all good news.
"One aspect of the scheme that has so far been disappointing, but is crucial in meeting , is the overall participation level. Two participation surveys have been undertaken that show that on average around 56% of residents in the pilot areas are using the caddies provided for the collection of food."
Having said that, the amount of rubbish put in black bin bags has reduced by 21% over the years, down from 46,236 tonnes in 2003/04 to 36,430 in 2008/9.
In view of that, the report proposes an expansion of the pilot food waste collection and, earlier this week, another council committee agreed changes to the black sack waste collection service, giving residents a new black wheelie bin and collecting that every other week.
Cllr Aaron Shotton, tells the : "Fortnightly collections will be a disaster for Flintshire, particularly in our towns. Rubbish will pile up."
