Food Waste, Why You should recycle
The statistics on food wastage are astonishing. In London annually, 910,000 tonnes of food are discarded from households. Among this amount, 540,000 tonnes (equivalent to 60%) consist of perfectly good food and beverages that could have been consumed. Furthermore, we are also wasting our money, as we spend £1.4 billion on food that will end up in the rubbish!
Unfortunately a big proportion of population still isn’t recycling food correctly and is throwing it in a black bag. It not only contaminates waste that could have been recycled but also reduces the recycling percentage. Furthermore, it ends up in landfill instead of being used for biogas, which produces electricity, heat, or transport fuels.
Landfill and why does it smell so bad?
We live in Colchester. More importantly, we live in Stanway. We hear complaints about the “eggy” smell coming from the landfill, especially in summer months. With warm weather, we all open our windows to enjoy some much needed fresh air. But, when it’s warm, the food waste in the landfill begins to decompose. This decomposition creates gas and that offensive smell.
Recycling food really brings down the carbon footprint we cause each day. We all help by doing our bit. Segregate food leftovers, peelings, etc., in a green food waste bin provided by the council.
Take your time, look after our planet and recycle! 😉
Can I throw food waste in a skip?
Simple answer to that is NO. Imagine skip as a waste disposal solution, for items which you can’t discard in your normal waste collections. Your waste which is in the skip is sorted and segregated by our staff. We specialize in recycling other waste stream, such as :
- Wood waste
- Plastic waste (bulky items, too large to place into your clear bags)
- Rubble and Brick Waste
- Soil Waste
- Plasterboard
- Cardboard (when there is just too much for your curbside collection)
- Green Waste