Freedom of information response

1.         Does your council currently offer a food waste collection service to its residents?    We are currently running a food waste collection pilot in Thurrock.  We are planning to rollout the food waste collection service across the borough next year.

a.         What percentage of households in your council are provided with this food waste collection service? The pilot is for approx. 6000 households.

b.         What type of food waste collection do you provide? [e.g. where do you collect the food waste from and how often].  The pilot service is a weekly collection at the kerbside

c.         How long have you been providing a food waste collection service to residents?  The pilot has been running for approx. 3 weeks

If NO, please provide the following information:

2.         In line with the Environment Act 2021, when will you provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

3.         Please state the reason why you do not currently provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

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