Rutland council takes tonnes as food waste service begins

Nearly ninety tonnes of leftover food has been collected in Rutland in just two weeks since a new food waste service began.

The council says the food is being used to produce green energy, and hopes it will help households see how much food they could save from being thrown away.

Oliver Hemsley, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport said:

"The huge amount of food that we’ve collected in just two weeks shows that the new food waste service is needed and working well. I’d like to thank residents for embracing this important change. That’s 90 tonnes of food waste that has gone to help produce green energy, instead of being incinerated.

“Now the new collections are in place, we also hope people will get a better sense of just how much food they may be wasting. Recycling food is better than throwing it away as household waste. However, the ultimate goal must be to help households cut down on food waste as much as possible.”