Food waste a target for recycling

An Oxfordshire council aims to increase recycling by processing food waste which it said currently makes up 45% of the district's landfill.

Food waste is to be targeted for collection and processing in a pilot scheme proposed by Cherwell District Council .

A Cherwell District Council spokeswoman said the proposals to go before the council would be for a "food waste processing scheme where food waste is collected fortnightly with garden waste in the brown bin".

View Full Article 11^th May 2007

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