Simpler Recycling Scheme legislation, announced by the Government in October 2023, means that all local authorities must collect food waste from their residents on a weekly basis by no later than 1 April 2026.
Cheshire East are inviting you to have your say on how this could be introduced.
This is a significant operational change affecting almost all residents in the borough, and the financial impacts on the council will also be significant – estimated to be around £1.5m per year.
Cheshire East have not been told how much funding they will receive from Government to compensate for introducing these changes, and there is a significant risk that the funding will not cover the costs in full.
To reduce this financial burden, Cheshire East are consulting on a preferred option for rolling out weekly food waste collections, which would include changing black bin collections to once every three weeks.
If implemented, this change would be delivered at the same time as the weekly food waste collections begin.
The consultation closes on 20 October 2024. To take part, visit: https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/HouseholdWaste2024/
09/09/2024 – Consultation launched on household waste collections (cheshireeast.gov.uk)