FOLLOWING a consultation in the summer of last year, Basildon Council has confirmed it is introducing a weekly food waste collection using a new fleet of purpose-built electric vehicles this autumn.

The council says, with residents' support, it will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

The improved arrangements are:  

• A weekly food waste collection service collected via electric vehicles. Households will be provided with a 23-litre outdoor caddy and a 5-litre kitchen caddy for indoor use, and 50 compostable kitchen caddy liners annually to each property
• A fortnightly garden waste collection, collected via current 240 litre green wheelie bins (and/or compostable garden waste sacks) 

A council statement says: "We are aiming to introduce these collections in Autumn 2022, with containers being delivered to all properties in advance. We will keep you updated on specific dates, and you will receive leaflets detailing the improvements and dates.

"It is important to note these changes only affects those properties which already receive a food and garden waste collection service."

Basildon's waste disposal startegy can be viewed via this link.