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01:03:2012
Hackney Council and May Gurney launch food waste recycling campaign
As part of the campaign residents will be provided with a free six-month supply of compostable bags and new food waste caddies where needed. The campaign is aimed to increase the borough's recycling rate from its 2010/11 level of 25%
Hackney's waste and recycling service is provided by May Gurney. Residents have weekly collections of food waste, dry recyclables and garden waste. The recyclables are collected in a green box and are separated at the kerbside. Residual waste is also collected weekly.
Food waste collections were introduced for 12,500 households in the borough in 2005 and the service was rolled out borough-wide in March 2007.
Councillor Feryal Demirci, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: "Recycling more of our food waste can help lower the amount of greenhouse gases created at landfills and can help reduce climate change. It will also help save taxpayers money, as it currently costs around £2m a year to get rid of food waste in Hackney. With the free liners and new caddies, residents will be able to see how simple it is to take part in food recycling."
Once collected the food waste is taken to LondonWaste's EcoPark in Edmonton, North London, for processing.
Click here to read the lets recycle.com news report.
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