Why is Merton collecting food waste?
We are making changes to the way your food waste is collected so that you can recycle more and we can process it in a more environmentally friendly way. Around 20% of the waste in an average bin (by weight) is food waste. When food rots in a landfill site it generates methane, a greenhouse gas that is over 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
We are making changes to the way your food waste is collected so that you can recycle more and we can process it in a more environmentally friendly way. Around 20% of the waste in an average bin (by weight) is food waste. When food rots in a landfill site it generates methane, a greenhouse gas that is around 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.