Source : Perth Now news
More than 1,000 homes are to be given a brand new bin to add to their waste disposal rosters in the next phase of a controversial experiment.
This month, Northern Beaches Council in NSW is set to issue 1,200 homes with new burgundy bins, specifically for food waste.
It comes as part of the same experiment that saw 1,700 households elsewhere in the state being asked to chuck their food leftovers in with the green garden waste bin.
Homes in the first phase of the scheme saw their food waste collected fortnightly with the garden bin.
Those not included, instead have theirs collected weekly – but food waste ends up in landfill.
The latest part of the experiment will see burgundy food waste bins collected on a weekly basis.
The scheme is part of a statewide requirement for all NSW councils to provide a food collection service by 2030.
The first phase of the Northern Beaches experiment saw 1,700 households in the Cromer and Dee Why area given a food waste bin with compostable bags and urged to add the bags in with the garden waste.
During this phase, around 330 tonnes of food and garden waste was collected, sent for recycling and turned into compost for agricultural use.
This phase, however, will be targeting selected homes in the Terrey Hills, Fairlight and Manly Vale areas – with the pilot set to last for five months.
Families in the pilot area have already been noticed and will be provided with their bins, kitchen caddies, compostable liners and instructions during the first week of the trial.
The experiment aims to establish what the best approach is for a variety of different homes, from large homes to granny flats.
Once the pilot has been completed, council bosses will then assess findings and decide which approach to take in the coming years -with the statewide deadline set for 2030.
