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Food waste collection trial launched in Heysham
Residents in Heysham are doing their bit towards tackling climate change by taking part in a food waste recycling trial.
Monday, 10th May 2021, 12:40 pm
UK households currently throw away around 7.2 million tonnes of food every year. As part of the government’s strategy to tackle climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, it is anticipated that it won’t be too long before councils are being asked to provide a weekly food waste collection service.
To help prepare for potential changes, Lancaster City Council is working in partnership with Lancashire County Council, the waste management authority, to trial a weekly food collection service within a designated area of the district.
Councillors have voted against placing toilets on a new allotment site, with one member calling for the facilities to be removed from all allotment sites. Members of Andover Town Council’s Allotment Committee voted on Wednesday against putting a portaloo on the new Ox Drove allotment site, which is set to be handed over by developers of Picket Piece in the coming months. Councillors raised concerns that doing so would be ‘a waste of money’ at present, as the toilets can not be used during Covid, amid wider concerns of “prohibitive” costs of putting the toilets on smaller sites. The allotments committee discussed a number of new allotment sites from developments across Andover at the meeting on April 14. Firstly, Cllr Nick Matthews said that new allotments near Saxon Heights would be available for use earlier than expected, with an aim of September.