Residents across Nantwich and Crewe are set to receive new outdoor food waste “caddies” delivered as Cheshire East Council prepares for weekly food waste collections.
Thousands of the caddies will start to be delivered to residents from Monday July 6th ahead of the new service starting in September.
The caddies will be delivered in phases over several weeks – residents do not need to be at home to receive them.
Residents across Crewe and Middlewich will receive them first, with the second phase seeing deliveries to Nantwich, Stapeley, Bridgemere, Hatherton, Henhull, Hough, Shavington, Weston, Willaston, Wistaston and Wybunbury.
Phase 3 will see caddies delivered to Audlem, Barbridge, Bunbury, Calveley, Cholmondley and Wrenbury.
Caddies will contain information about how to use the service and a sticker for the caddy lid, which has space for residents to add their house number.
Residents living in flats or shared accommodation will be given either an individual caddy or be provided with a new communal 140-litre food waste wheelie bin.
Properties where there are three or more flats will be given a communal bin.
Residents should not start using their caddy/wheelie bin straight away and should check when their start date is – and whether there is any change to their collection day – on the council’s website at cheshireeast.gov.uk/mycollectionday
Details of the new collection schedules will be available by mid-September.
Cllr David Jefferay, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for environment, sustainability and waste management, said: “New weekly food waste collections are a huge step forward for recycling in Cheshire East and means more of the waste that’s collected can be transformed into something new – in this case, compost.
“Delivering a new recycling service takes a large amount of planning and work, and so it’s great news to now be at the point where our residents are about to receive all they need to prepare for food waste collections starting.
“With around 182,000 outdoor food waste caddies and bins to be delivered, it will take some time for everyone to receive theirs.
“That’s why we’re asking residents not to start using their caddy/wheelie bin as soon as they receive it or put it out for collection.
“The council’s website will be updated with residents’ exact collection start dates by mid-September.
“Residents will then also be able to check if there is any change to their collection day, as collection routes and schedules are being updated to incorporate the new food waste service.”
Weekly food waste collections are a requirement of Government’s Simpler Recycling legislation.
It means black bin (general waste) collections in Cheshire East will move to once every three weeks.
Silver bin (recycling) collections, and garden waste for those who subscribe to the garden waste recycling scheme, will continue as normal.
Cllr Jefferay added: “We know residents may have questions about how the service will work and the council’s website has been updated with lots of useful information and advice, including about what can and can’t be put in the caddies, and how to keep the caddy locked and secure.
“Over the coming weeks, we’ll also continue with our ‘Be the BIG Difference’ campaign – supporting residents to recycle right, reduce waste and prepare for their new weekly food waste collections.”
For more information about food waste collections, visit: cheshireeast.gov.uk/foodwastechanges
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