Reporter asks: “What are the changes to recycling and waste services in the
Borough?”

Ceri Hassell answers: “From the 2 March the recycling and waste services are
introducing a weekly food waste collection service, fortnightly garden waste service,
everybody in the Borough with a garden will be receiving a garden waste bin and the
rubbish bin will be moving fortnightly as well.”

Reporter asks: “Why are we introducing the changes?”

Nikolai Lucyk answers: “We’re going to collect the food waste separately to reduce
the amount of waste we send to be incinerated.”

Reporter asks: “And why do we want to do that?”

Nikolai Lucyk answers: “By reducing the amount that we send to the incinerate it
will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere, helping to
deal with global warming and also help the environment.”

Reporter asks: “How are we letting people know what they have to do?”

Ceri Hassell answers: “Throughout February the food waste caddy and the food
waste outdoor bin are being delivered to all residents in the borough. The garden
waste bins are being delivered across the borough and as part of the service changes
the recycling officers are going to be out around the borough doing recycling drop in
surgeries at a number of locations. We’re going to do residents visits, we’re doing
educational talks to community groups, leaflets have been delivered informing
residents of the service and the new calendars are being delivered throughout
February as well before the service changes on the 2 March.”

Reporter asks: “So what will happen to the food waste?”

Nikolai Lucyk answers: “The food waste is taken to a facility down near Stafford,
where bacteria break it down and release gas. This gas is then burnt to make
electricity or fed straight into the national grid, the electricity will go to power our
homes and the fertilizer that’s left over will be spread on local farms to make more
food and the heat that’s produced by the process will be pumped into poly-tunnels
where it will help to grow soft fruits like strawberries and other things that grow
better when there’s heat around.”

Reporter asks: “So Sue are you a keen recycler?”

Sue Dixon answers: “Oh yes, I try and do my bit wherever possible.”

Reporter asks: “So what do you think of the scheme that we’re introducing?”

Sue Dixon answers: “I think it’s an excellent idea and I hope everybody takes part in
it.”

Reporter asks: “And no doubt you’ll be joining in.”

Sue Dixon answers: “Oh yes, I, we have got a compost bin but it’s not very, you
can’t put your cooked food waste in that so this better so there’s nothing that needs to
go in the ordinary bin then.”