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<\/p>\nThe move is designed to divert food waste away from incineration, which is a \u2018carbon-intensive\u2019 method that adds to carbon dioxide emissions<\/p>\n
09:19, 19 Apr 2026Updated 09:19, 19 Apr 2026<\/p>\n
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Broxtowe Borough Council<\/p>\n
A timeline has been set for a food recycling scheme to launch in a Nottinghamshire<\/a> borough after problems with purchasing waste vehicles.<\/p>\n Broxtowe Borough Council<\/a> is set to fully implement weekly food waste collections from October 2027<\/a>, under the government\u2019s Simpler Recycling plans.<\/p>\n The move is designed to divert food waste away from incineration, which is a \u2018carbon-intensive\u2019 method that adds to carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n Instead, food waste will be treated through \u2018anaerobic digestion\u2019 which then produces biogas and biofertiliser and contributes to renewable goals.<\/p>\n Speaking in the authority\u2019s cabinet meeting on Tuesday (April 14) Emma Georgiou, assistant director of environmental services at the authority, said the service is expected to deliver a \u201csignificant uplift\u201d in the borough\u2019s recycling rate.<\/p>\n Data published by the council says the borough\u2019s recycling rate is projected to increase from 35 per cent to just over 45 per cent once the service is fully launched.<\/p>\n Eight new vehicles are needed for the full rollout of the new recycling scheme, including two spares in case of operational issues.<\/p>\n But the authority recently hit a snag with some of the vehicles, where three were not due to be delivered until January 2028 \u2013 after the October 2027 launch date.<\/p>\n Ms Georgiou said official rollout of the scheme in 2027 is now \u201cback on track\u201d after council officers worked \u201cintensively\u201d to identify a new supplier that could provide vehicles by the end of 2026 or early 2027.<\/p>\n A trial period for the scheme will take place in September 2026 before the full launch.<\/p>\n Broxtowe\u2019s council was given just over \u00a31 million from the government to implement the new food waste rules, where just over \u00a3700,000 of this was specifically allocated for purchasing the vehicles needed.<\/p>\n However, the authority says there have been \u201cfurther significant increases\u201d in vehicle prices, meaning the amount of money set aside for the scheme in 2026\/27 was \u201cno longer sufficient\u201d, leaving a gap of \u00a3241,000 needing to be filled.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Broxtowe\u2019s cabinet was asked to approve this amount which would cover two food waste vehicles needed for the rollout.<\/p>\n Ms Georgiou said she had written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and will be raising the money concerns with the wider Nottinghamshire waste group.<\/p>\n She also said the council was expecting \u201cadditional staffing costs\u201d of around \u00a31 million a year but had \u201cno clarity\u201d currently on how this would be funded.<\/p>\n Speaking in the meeting, Councillor Helen Skinner (Brox Alliance) said: \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be nice if we were given the money to do it and we didn\u2019t have to scratch around to try and get enough money and wouldn\u2019t it be a sensible thing to foresee that vehicles are going to be in short supply when everybody wants them at the same time?\u201d<\/p>\n Cllr Greg Marshall (Brox Alliance) called the scheme an \u201cinherently good thing\u201d, saying the UK produces more than nine million tonnes of food waste a year and adding it will \u201csignificantly shift\u201d a change in recycling rates that \u201cwe won\u2019t have seen for decades\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The move is designed to divert food waste away from incineration, which is a \u2018carbon-intensive\u2019 method that 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