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Why has NHDC introduced food waste into the brown bin collection service?

April 26, 2017Bin Brown collection food introduced nhdc service waste

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Why has NHDC introduced food waste into the brown bin collection service?

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We need to divert as much bio-degradable material from landfill as possible which is why we have started to collect food waste with the cardboard and garden waste. Around 25% of the waste in the average household waste bin is food waste. Food waste is one of the major contributors to climate change as it emits large amounts of methane. This new addition to the brown bin service will help North Herts to meet our local and national recycling and landfill diversion targets as well as helping to control the rising cost of putting waste into landfill therefore controlling future Council tax burden.