Over 850 tonnes of food waste collected in month

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Councils that started food waste collections in Leicestershire and Rutland have collected a total of 869 tonnes of food waste in roughly one month. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Blaby District Council, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and Rutland County Council (RCC) started collections in March and April. The government set a deadline of 31 March for all homes in England to get weekly food waste collections, but many local authorities missed this, including Leicester City Council who expect to start their services after May 2028. Judith Newton uses her food waste bin in Enderby and spoke to BBC Leicester's Ady Dayman, along with Caroline Roffey from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, and Hannah Wakley from Leicester Friends of the Earth. Image: Paul Moseley/BBC