Refuse teams in Bath are preparing to launch food waste collections in the city.

In the next few weeks properties in Oldfield Ward will be given two new containers for the initiative, which aims to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

From September 20 the new containers, which will come with 52 small biodegradable sacks, will be delivered to residents ahead of the October 4 start date.

After collection (same day as your normal waste collection) the waste will be sent to a site in Gloucestershire, where it will be made into compost for use on agricultural land.

The Council has put a video about the scheme and how it works on its youtube site. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iVcCLEADzo

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