Christine Headley

Liberal Democrat Councillor for Rodborough Learn more

Stanleys’ Food Waste Composting Must Continue

by Christine Headley on 29 March, 2009

Cllr Christine Headley joins Stanleys’ residents’ frustration at the abrupt end of the Stanleys Waste Trial, which has been operating since 24 October 2007 and involves weekly collection of dry recyclables and food waste, fortnightly collection of residual waste to landfill, and a subsidised composter offered to every household.
The main problem is the loss of the food waste recycling,  which required the provision of two food waste containers for every household. Cooked waste is not suitable for garden composting, but it can be done by the council in the quantities generated by a locality like the Stanleys.
Worse, landfill tax rises to £ 40 for the new financial year, and there is to be an extra £ 150 payable for every tonne of bio-degradable waste above a certain level that goes to landfill. Cllr Christine Headley says that SDC should keep composting Stanleys’ food waste while a more extensive system is worked out.

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