Caerphilly County Borough Council

11/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/22/2024 09:24

Successful food waste caddy liner trial extended

Successful food waste caddy liner trial extended

Posted on : 22 Nov 2024 Caerphilly County Borough Council announced a 12-month trial to provide all residents with free indoor food waste caddy liners in December 2023. Following its success, the initiative will now be extended.

The Council has recorded a year-on-year increase to food waste recycling with an overall increase of 19% or 663.02 tonne since the launch of the trial.

The number of free food waste caddies requested by residents has also increased. During the first 6 months of the trial, indoor caddy requests increased to 5,391 from 795 compared to the same period in the previous year. Outdoor caddy requests increased to 6,849 from 2,178.

The extended trial is part of the Council's Waste and Recycling Strategy to ensure Caerphilly meets and exceeds statutory recycling targets set by Welsh Government.

Cllr Chris Morgan, Cabinet Member of Waste, Leisure and Green Spaces said: "We are thrilled to see the figures from the first year of our free caddy liner trial. Food waste currently makes up around 31% of our green general waste bins in the borough. If we could get all of this into the food waste caddy, it would have a huge effect on our recycling rates and the environment.

A big thank you to all our residents who have made the trial a huge success. Please continue to reduce food waste wherever you can and where this isn't possible, always recycle".

Free indoor food waste caddy liners are available for collection from local libraries, leisure centres, Bedwas Council Chambers, Penallta House, Machen RFC, Blackwood Town Council and Penallta Reuse Shop.

For more information about food waste recycling or to order your free food waste caddy, visit: www.caerphilly.gov.uk/food-waste