Tiina Taivainen 🦋 (@ttaivainen.bsky.social)

Nearly a Quarter of English Councils Unable to Meet Weekly Food Waste Collection Deadline A BBC investigation has found that almost a quarter of councils in England will not meet the upcoming government deadline to provide weekly food waste collections to all households. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) mandated weekly collections under new legislation, aiming to standardize recycling across the country. Despite more than £340 million in government grants and increased budgets, at least 71 councils reported they would miss the March deadline. Delays are attributed to high demand for specialized collection vehicles and insufficient revenue funding for running weekly services. Some councils, like Shropshire and East Hampshire, face logistical challenges, while others, including Worcester, plan rollouts as late as 2027. The Local Government Association has requested more clarity on funding and flexibility in service delivery. The policy, known as Simpler Recycling, seeks to remove the 'postcode lottery' of differing local recycling rules, ensuring all households can recycle food waste, paper, card, and dry recyclables. Food waste is processed via anaerobic digestion, producing biomethane for energy and digestate for fertilizer. Experts say phased implementation will prevent system overload, improve recycling rates, and reduce landfill emissions, while also encouraging households to be more conscious of food waste. https://killbait.com/posts/post/b7e29e3d-1e6b-497f-bc39-4084dfa42080