The government wants people to separate their food and garden recycling – but bosses in Greater Manchester have concerns it could need costly new bins and collection wagons.
Under legislation introduced in 2021, ministers have told local authorities that food waste must be collected on a weekly basis separately from other green rubbish like grass cuttings. Councils in the region currently collect ‘co-mingled’ waste, which is delivered to in-vessel composting facilities (IVC) in the UK.
Similar to a home compost bin, but on a much bigger scale, the IVC system harnesses the natural composting process to recycle food and garden waste into compost in six weeks. The compost is then used as a soil improver on agricultural land.
