The council has congratulated residents for their efforts since the service started in seven of the 23 Ealing wards. More than 105 tonnes of food waste has been collected since October 2005.
” I want to thank everyone who uses the service. Their efforts will really help us save the borough money by sending less rubbish to landfill and also protect our environment. “
– Cllr John Delaney, LB Ealing
Hopes are the response from residents on the scheme will mean the food waste collection service could be extended to all of the borough's 95,000 households.
Ealing council said the level of participation seen so far doubles the level needed to make the scheme financially viable.
Delight
Councillor John Delaney, Ealing council's cabinet member for streets and environment, said: “We are delighted with the success of the scheme and I want to thank everyone who uses the service.
“Their efforts will really help us save the borough money by sending less rubbish to landfill and also protect our environment,” he added.
Residents on the scheme are given a sealable bin that prevents animals like rats or foxes from accessing the waste as well as avoiding spills and odours. Foods accepted on the scheme include meat, fish, cooked and raw food, bones vegetables and fruit peelings, dairy products, egg shells, tea bags and coffee grounds.
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Collections, by the council's contractor ECT, are made on the same day as the residual waste is collected, with food waste taken to West London Composting's facility in Harefield for treatment.
Ealing council has been set a 30% recycling target for 2005/06, but reached just half this rate in 2004/05.
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