Food waste collections to be rolled out next year

Food waste collections are to be rolled out across Lincolnshire from next year.

Under the scheme, each home would get a small container to be used indoors and a larger 23-litre container for outside, which would be collected once a week.

Collections in Lincoln, West Lindsey, North Kesteven and South Kesteven are due to start in March and April 2026, with East Lindsey, Boston and South Holland expected to follow in the autumn.

Rather than being burned for energy, the waste would be used to produce clean biogas and fertiliser for farms, officials said.

A meeting of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership on Tuesday heard that people had "misconceptions" about the scheme.

Councillor Rhys Baker said: "The biggest feedback I've been getting from Facebook is people worried about 'the return of the bin police' and getting tagged if they do it wrong."

However, Chris Yorston, head of waste at Lincolnshire County Council, said: "We have to provide the service but there will be no punitive measures if people don't use it."

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the scheme aimed to collect about 30,000 tonnes of food waste in the first year.

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