RESIDENTS should start recycling their food waste, the borough council has urged, after finding a quarter of all blue bag rubbish could be binned more sustainably.
Since April 2019, it said more than 11,000 tonnes of food waste has been recycled in the borough — enough to power more than 1,200 homes for a year, of nearly 444,000 for a day.
Now, Wokingham Borough Council is asking all residents to make sure they dispose of food waste properly through its dedicated collection service.
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Cllr Parry Batth, executive member for environment and leisure at Wokingham Borough Council, said: “Making the most of the food waste recycling service helps boost our recycling rates and means residents will have more space in their blue bags for items which can’t go anywhere else.
“No amount is too small and it all adds up to make a real difference.”
Residents can order indoor and outdoor food waste caddies online at: www.wokingham.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/food-waste/food-waste-collections