Food waste recycling scheme to be extended to residential estates
Published: 26 March, 2010
by PETER GRUNER
RESIDENTS on estates will soon be able to recycle their food waste through a pioneering recycling service from Islington Council.
A pilot scheme is set to expand to 10,000 properties over the coming year, after securing government funding. Almost all residents in street-level properties can already recycle their food waste, along with schools and businesses, and this has helped to push Islington’s recycling rate to more than 30 per cent.
But many residents living on estates have been asking for the opportunity to recycle their food waste.
Councillor Greg Foxsmith, executive member for environment, said: “Recycling food waste helps the environment and also cuts landfill costs, which is good news for all council taxpayers. This is another sign of our commitment to being the greenest borough in London.”
The council will be working with residents living in flats and with resident associations over the coming year to discuss the best way of delivering the new services. The extension of the service follows successful trials at four estates in Islington over the past year.