As part of a trial, food waste will be recycled to generate renewable energy and make fertiliser.
Newcastle City Council is introducing a trial to collect food waste separately and recycle it to also produce fertiliser.
From Monday, 5,200 households will receive two new containers and caddy bags for waste including tea bags, vegetable peelings and left-over takeaway food.Food waste makes up around a third of the average household waste bin, and the trial will accept both cooked and uncooked waste, with its packaging removed.
Initially, six wards will take part; Kingston Park South, Newbiggin Hall, Blakelaw, West Fenham, Benwell and Scotswood, and Wingrove, with the aim of extending the scheme to the rest of the city in 2026. Councillor Marion Williams, cabinet member for a sustainable city, said: "By introducing this trial, we are helping to reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill which helps to improve our environment."Homes to be built on 'eyesore' site of demolished schoolCritical decision over city's parks postponed
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