From 13 April 2026 we will be introducing a new weekly food waste collection service.
The Environment Act 2021 and the Government’s ‘Simpler Recycling’ reforms require local authorities to provide all households with a new, separate weekly food waste collection service from 31 March 2026. Wyre Council collections are due to commence on 13 April 2026 alongside our existing waste and recycling collections.
We will collect your food waste weekly on the same day as we collect your other waste and recycling.
We will provide you with:
- A 5L kitchen caddy.
- A roll of liners to line the caddy
- A 23L outside food waste bin which we will empty weekly.
How to get started
It’s easy to join in with the new food waste collection service by following the simple steps below:
- Put a liner in your kitchen caddy then put your loose food waste in it.
- When full, remove the liner, tie the top and put it in your outdoor food waste collection bin.
- Please put your food waste out for collection by 7am every week on your normal collection day.
Food Caddy Delivery Schedule
Weekly food waste collections are scheduled to commence on Monday 13 April and will take place on your normal scheduled collection day, with all properties receiving their first collection by Friday 17 April. Collections will then continue weekly as follows:
|
Scheduled collection day |
First food waste collection |
Second food waste collection |
Third food waste collection |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monday |
13 April |
20 April |
27 April |
|
Tuesday |
14 April |
21 April |
28 April |
|
Wednesday |
15 April |
22 April |
29 April |
|
Thursday |
16 April |
23 April |
30 April |
|
Friday |
17 April |
24 April |
1 May |
Please continue to dispose of your food waste in the grey bin until this date as food waste presented in the outdoor caddy will not be collected for recycling before this date.
Why collect food waste separately?
- Your household bin will be cleaner and less full as we will provide you with a weekly collection.
- Food waste that is reprocessed by anaerobic digestion can be converted into compost-like material for land cover or converted into natural forms of energy which are a good alternative to fossil fuels.
- Food waste that is sent to landfill doesn’t harmlessly breakdown. It has a big impact on the environment as it rots and releases methane – a harmful greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide and contributes towards climate change.
- As food waste is 70% water, sending food waste for incineration requires more energy to burn so recycling is a more efficient method of disposal.
What happens to the food waste once collected?
We collect your food waste and turn it into a valuable resource through the process of anaerobic digestion to create green energy, an excellent alternative to fossil fuels.
Zero Waste Cooking
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Fed up of deciding what to have for dinner every night? Sign up to Five Dinners and get a new personalised meal plan and shopping list every week, designed just for you - for free!
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How to Sign Up
- Visit www.FiveDinners.com/MyCommunity
- Scroll down and select Wyre Council
- Complete the forms to get personalised meal plans that work for you and your family