A new weekly food waste recycling service is to be rolled out in part of West Sussex.

Chichester District Council said it would start sending constituents a kitchen caddy and outdoor food waste recycling bin in March.

Mark Chilton, the council’s cabinet member for finance, corporate services and Chichester contract services, said: “This project is a huge undertaking, and we are asking residents to please bear with us as we deliver caddies and bins to every individual property across more than 300 sq miles [777 sq km].”

From March, all councils in England that do not already offer a food waste collection service must have one in place.