Hartlepool Borough Council continues roll out of weekly food waste bins with 30,000 delivered so far

Hartlepool Borough Council has been delivering the grey food bins and caddies to different areas of the town for several months.

The council says since their introduction in November, around 300 tonnes of food waste have been collected.

Greatham village is the latest to receive the bins with the first collection taking place on Tuesday, April 28.

Kieran Bostock, Hartlepool Borough Council’s Director of Neighbourhoods and Regulatory Services, said: “With 300 tonnes of food waste already diverted from general waste, residents are making a real difference to the environment every week and I’d like to thank them for their support.

“It is fantastic to see so many households playing their part, and as the service continues to expand across the borough even more residents will be able to recycle their food waste easily and effectively in coming weeks.”

The new bind have been introduced by the council because as of this month all councils in England must collect food waste from homes every week.

This is part of the government’s plan to improve recycling rates and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Each home in Hartlepool is given two caddies, a five-litre indoor intended to be kept in kitchens to put scraps and other food waste in.

The contents are then emptied into a larger 23-litre outdoor kept outside.

Residents should put the large caddies out alongside their standard green and grey bins on their usual collection day.

Different vehicles are used by the council to empty caddies and standard bins. It advises people to put both bins out by 7.30am.