A new weekly food waste recycling service is being rolled out across the Chichester District and is on track.
Households are now starting to receive kitchen caddies and outdoor bins as part of a phased delivery running through to May.
Residents are also being given liners and guidance on how to use the service as the scheme gets underway.
Residents receiving the bins have also been provided with a roll of liners to get them started and instructions on how to use the bins. Residents can now also check their food waste collection dates
"This project is a huge undertaking but we would like to reassure residents that our roll-out preparations are well-advanced and that deliveries of bins and caddies are on schedule," says Cllr Mark Chilton, Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Chichester Contract Services at Chichester District Council. "Over the next few weeks, we'll be delivering caddies and bins to every individual property across our 300-square-mile district, and I would ask residents to please bear with us while we complete this phase of the roll-out.
"A phased approach means that we are doing this on an area-by-area basis and so not everyone's collections will start at the same time, which is why it's really important that people go online to check their collection days, which may be different to their regular waste and recycling collections. By the end of May, approximately 90% of households in the district will be receiving the new service which is fantastic news.
"Collections for communal properties that share bins, which account for around 10% of households within the Chichester District, will start slightly later in the year as putting into place food waste collections from these types of properties needs more time to prepare. We'll release more information on this nearer the time.
"All councils in England that do not already offer a food waste collection service must have one in place. This will be a significant change and promises to bring substantial benefits to our district — especially as around a third of the average rubbish bin in the Chichester District is food waste.
"The service will be very easy to use, and regardless of how little food waste a household produces, it all counts, so we would encourage everyone to use it no matter how much food waste they generate. We want to recycle more and waste less — and every household can play a part."
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