Firms generating energy from food waste in Yorkshire have been boosted by news that a local council is adding food waste collections to its recycling programme.
According to the Hull Daily Mail, East Riding Council will be issuing small brown bins for food waste to every resident in the county.
It is thought that the rollout of the £1.3 million project will save 9,000 tonnes of waste material from going to landfill.
The scheme was trialled in Elloughton, Brough and Welton, and proved to be of clear benefit for all parties.
John Skidmore, East Riding Council head of streetscene services, told the publication: "We've had a fantastic response to this, I think the key was keeping it simple and convenient.
"We're achieving 50 per cent recycling in Brough and Welton and now we'll be able to achieve 50 per cent across the East Riding for a full year."
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council recently revealed that it would be issuing fines and suspending services for residents who do not use their recycling bins in the correct manner.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the energy from food waste industry includes
