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26 tonnes of waste collected on food caddy first day
03/03/2022
Scrapings, peelings and leftovers will be used to generate electricity and create a liquid fertiliser
On the first day of Cherwell District Council’s new food waste collection service a massive 26 tonnes of scrapings, peelings and leftovers were collected. The silver caddies were emptied for the first time on Tuesday.
Around 17,000 properties were visited in places like Bodicote, Cherwell Heights, Easington and the Sibfords, alongside areas in the south of the District including Bicester. Initial estimates indicate around 50 per cent of people made use of the service on day one, which is in line with the Council’s expectations, based on feedback from other councils.
Cherwell has distributed 69,000 caddies in the area and included complementary rolls of liners for households to use.
Waste from the food caddy will be taken to a plant in Cassington where it will be put through a process with the clean methane produced being burnt to create electricity. A by-product of the process is a liquid fertiliser which can be used on farm fields to help grow food.
It is estimated that electricity generated by food waste collected from Cherwell households could run 9,000 fridge-freezers, or power a TV in every household in the district for 15 hours a week.
In thanking residents for supporting the new scheme the Council reminded people that the caddy should be placed at the edge of their property by 7am on collection day each week, together with the other bin which is due for collection that week. The food caddy is emptied by a different crew to householders’ other bins and can be emptied at any time between 7am and 5pm.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam
Doreen Gray On 03/03/2022 at 6:22 pm
The cost of a new collection wagon and the bins complete with threen bin men is a disgrace