Food recycling scheme extended

A food recycling trial in Norfolk is to be extended following a positive response from households involved.

Broadland District Council has been collecting ten tonnes of food waste a week from around 6,000 households and has announced plans to continue the scheme until at least 2010.

Food waste is collected and turned into compost at a facility in Brundall.

Andy Jarvis, Broadland District Council’s head of Environmental Services, told the Norwich Evening News: "It’s gone really well, the residents love it and I’m really pleased with it. The extra 18 months will allow us to do some more studies and analysis.

"We won’t know until after the next 18 months if we will roll it out due to a number of factors - costs, government review and the fact that there is not an awful lot of places where you can take the food waste to be processed. We’re currently going to a facility in south Norfolk."

Broadland also has 130 recycling sites, located in parishes and most main supermarkets.