Press release
Pickles waste scheme - Friends of the Earth reaction
3 February 2012
Commenting on the new £250million weekly waste collection scheme announced today [Friday 3 February 2012] by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, Julian Kirby, Waste Campaigner for Friends of the Earth said:
"At last Eric Pickles has seen sense - despite all the spin, this scheme offers councils cash to introduce weekly food waste collections, even if they keep fortnightly black bag bin rounds.
"Collecting all our rubbish every week would cost cash-strapped councils hundreds of millions of pounds and reduce recycling rates.
"Weekly food waste collections will help tackle fears over hygiene - and boost the huge potential for generating genuinely renewable energy from waste."
ENDS
1. The scheme aims to "support local authorities to add a weekly food waste (or organic waste) service to an existing fortnightly collection of residual household waste, where an authority can credibly demonstrate that this represents the preference of local people. This additional service will reduce the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfill, and reduce the amount of biodegradable food waste that has to be stored in or around the home." Find out more here.
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: Feb 2012
