Councils phasing in food waste collections in 2026
BBCWeekly food waste collections in Cambridge and south Cambridgeshire will be rolled out in the new year.
The plans are part of national legislation requiring councils to collect food waste separately, aiming to reduce the amount of food going to landfill.
The scheme will be extended across the two council districts in phases, hoping to cover all households by the end of 2026, while properties will receive a new "outdoor caddy" for kerbside collection and a smaller one for indoors.
Households in the first wave of the rollout will receive a letter before Christmas and collections will begin in January, a joint statement from Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils said.
Most flats will share an outdoor wheelie bin to empty indoor caddies into, while the weekly collections will take place on residents' usual bin days, the authorities added.
Liberal Democrat Natalie Warren-Green, the district council's cabinet member for the environment, said: "Food waste in landfill produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas, so using this new service is an important step we can all take to limit climate change.
"We're making it as easy as we can for all residents to use the service."
Labour city councillor Rosy Moore said it was hoped the new collections would "highlight how much food we throw away and encourage everyone to use up the food they buy".
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