Food waste scheme leads to missed bin collections
BBCA new food waste service has created additional pressure on bin collections and led to some not being emptied, a council meeting heard.
South Kesteven District Council cabinet member Rhys Baker agreed the recent introduction of the weekly service, which is currently being rolled out across Lincolnshire, had created "teething issues".
Baker, cabinet member for environment and waste, was responding to concerns raised by councillor Sarah Trotter about collections in her Lincrest ward at the local authority's annual general meeting on Thursday.
"We're also aware that there are some long-standing teething issues that need a bit more investigation," Baker said.
"I'm not going to stand here and say I have the answers for you – because I don't, but I can say they are being investigated."
He said officers were working on the issues with missed collections and hoped they could be resolved as soon as possible.
The council introduced the new collections in April in response to government reforms aiming to improve recycling rates and reduce the contamination of the waste thrown away.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has said "every household in England" would get weekly food waste collections, although many councils failed to meet the initial 31 March deadline.
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