Huge changes to bins proposed for Nuneaton and Bedworth as deadline issued
Options are being looked to bring in a weekly food waste collection across Nuneaton and Bedworth. At one point, householders across the borough could recycle their food waste via separate caddies but this was changed in favour of green waste bins.
Food waste can now be put into the green waste bins, but residents have to pay a yearly charge to use the service.
However, under government proposals, the council is required to start to collect food waste on a weekly basis from households by April 2026. To prepare for this, the Town Hall is set to commission works to inform what service it will launch.
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This includes special sampling being undertaken, known as Waste Composition Analysis, at some properties in the borough. A council report explains: "The Waste Composition Analysis will allow the Council to determine the composition of residual waste bins sampled across the borough, specifically the amount of food waste being thrown away.
The sampling will be taken from 250 properties across the whole authority area over a five day period. While the properties will be randomly chosen, those included will have different Output Area Classifications (OAC).
"The Output Area Classification (OAC) filters key results from the National Census for the entire UK to indicate the character of local areas. It profiles populations and other data to produce a socio-demographic break down of households into eight distinct profiles.
"This level of sampling will ensure that the results are representative of the communities within the borough and will enable the Authority to make detailed plans on the resources it will need to deliver the service.
"No personnel data will be collected, individual properties and individuals will not be identifiable from the sampling."
Once the analysis has taken place, the council said the results will be used as part of 'options regarding the future design and delivery of a separate weekly food waste collection service.'.