Why is NHDC introducing food waste into the brown bin collection scheme?
We need to divert as much bio-degradable material from landfill as possible which is why we are starting to collect food waste with the card 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.
