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New food recycling drive
Residents in part of Lancashire are being urged to take advantage of a new recycling service in a bid to cut the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
From this week, food waste in Wyre will be welcomed into the recycling stream for the first time.
Householders are asked to put food waste into the green bin instead of the grey one.
It will then be collected by Wyre Council along with green and garden waste on the usual day, before being converted into a high quality compost for use in the community.
Coun Peter Murphy, portfolio holder with responsibility for waste, said: “This is a tiny change for residents, nothing more than putting their leftovers in a different bin, but the overall difference it can make is massive.
“Processing the food waste and turning it into compost will help to reduce the annual cost of landfill disposal, so there is potential here to make a substantial saving.
“And as rubbish buried at landfill gives off damaging gases that contribute to climate change, we’ll also be helping the environment.”
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