Each tonne of food waste costs £10 to dispose of but general waste costs about £120 to get rid of.
Residents have saved a council more than £3,000 by using food caddies as part of a trial, the authority said.
Each tonne of food waste costs £10 to dispose of but general waste collected in Slough’s grey bins costs about £120 to get rid of. Residents living in parts of Britwell, Langley, Colnbrook, Chalvey and the Diamond Road estate received the caddies in June ahead of the the trial.
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