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Plan for food waste to be separated
By Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst
5 hours ago
All households in England may be given a separate caddy for food waste, under plans to be announced next week.
Ministers are backing the idea, but will offer it for consultation before any changes happen.
The scheme would reduce greenhouse gases from landfill, but could lead to less frequent collections of general household waste.
Some councils will oppose the policy unless they are given extra funds to carry out the scheme.
At the moment, only around 35% of households in England are obliged to put food waste in its own caddy.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46571391