Food waste

Nearly 500 flats will feature in the trial collections which are due to begin in May.

Kendal's Waste into Wellbeing is hosting an extra session on Tuesdays from April.

People are being urged to drop off their unwanted fruit and vegetables instead of throwing it away.

Local authorities have been told to move to weekly food waste collections by April 2026.

The scheme ensures the council's compliance with rules stating food waste must be collected separately.

Faversham's Katie Newton from Wasted Kitchen and nutrition expert Virginia Hills are joining forces.

Residents will be able to take away free surplus food at the Westgate Hotel on Botley Road from 17 March.

Cornwall Council officials say recycling rates have already improved since the new system was launched last year.