The scheme comes in response to national requirements aimed at improving recycling, cutting the waste which ends up at the Lincolnshire Energy from Waste<\/a> disposal facility, and reducing landfill waste.<\/p>\n Every household will receive two caddies in February: a small five-litre indoor caddy for daily use and a larger 23-litre outdoor caddy for the weekly collection.<\/p>\n An initial roll of caddy liners will also be supplied, making it easier for residents to get started.<\/p>\n Plate scrapings, peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds, cooked food, meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables can all be placed in the indoor caddy and transferred to the outdoor container for collection.<\/p>\n SKDC stresses that food should be removed from packaging and liquids like milk should not be included.<\/p>\n Collected food waste will be sent to a specialist anaerobic digestion facility in Lincolnshire, where it will be converted into nutrient-rich fertiliser for local agriculture and biogas to generate renewable electricity for homes and businesses.<\/p>\n The scheme not only supports environmental sustainability but also encourages households to better understand and reduce the food they discard, potentially saving money and lowering council waste management costs.<\/p>\n Cabinet member for environment and waste, Rhys Baker (Ind), said: \u201cMany residents are already enthusiastic recyclers and I am sure they will embrace this new system to see where it can take us.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a simple change with a powerful impact. Together, we can reduce waste, generate clean energy, and make Lincolnshire greener for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Collections will be the same day as existing bins, so residents will not need to adjust their schedules again.<\/p>\n Households that compost at home are still encouraged to use the scheme, particularly for items such as meat, fish, dairy and cooked foods that could attract vermin if left in compost heaps.<\/p>\n For more information, residents can visit www.southkesteven.gov.uk\/foodwaste<\/a> or find tips and recipes to reduce food waste at https:\/\/lovefoodhatewaste.com<\/a><\/p>\n Full instructions and the collection schedule will be provided in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents will get new food caddy containers next month in preparation for a major overhaul to food recycling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[117599,117601,246,117600,1901,61,60,45816,1650,82,65453],"class_list":{"0":"post-229077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-bourne","9":"tag-deepings","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-grantham","12":"tag-human-interest","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-lincs-homepage","16":"tag-politics","17":"tag-science","18":"tag-stamford"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Food waste being collected as part of the new recycling service. Photo: SKDC<\/p>\n
SKDC’s food waste collection vehicles in operation. Photo: SKDC<\/p>\n
New food waste caddy pictured next to a standard black household bin. Photo: SKDC<\/p>\n
Food waste being treated at a specialist processing plant. Photo: SKDC<\/p>\n