With an ongoing industry debate about the government's resources and waste strategy, mandatory food waste (FW) collections are one ball hit in the right direction (subject to consultation). Wales, with a 57 per cent recycling rate, already has mandatory FW collections, and Scotland aims to ban biodegradable waste going to landfill by January 2021. Recycling performance isn't the only driver, climate change is high on people's agenda and FW has a considerable carbon footprint - and, in landfill, is a significant source of greenhouse gasses. Under pressure to balance budget reductions, improve recycling and waste management performance, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) launched a new FW collection service this April.
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