Response 4038830

Response to request for information

Reference

4038830

Response date

12 June 2026

Request

This is a request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Please provide the following information relating to liners used in your household food waste collection service:

1. Does the council recommend or require residents to use food waste liners in kitchen food caddies?
2. If yes, what types of liners are accepted?
   • Compostable liners only
   • Plastic liners
   • Any liner type
   • No liners accepted
3. Does the council supply food waste liners to residents?
4. If yes, please state the type supplied.
5. What treatment process is used for collected food waste?
   • Anaerobic digestion
   • In-vessel composting
   • Other (please specify)
6. Are food waste liners removed from the food waste stream at any stage of the treatment process?
7. If liners are removed, please state:
   • which liner types are removed;
   • at what stage of the process they are removed;
   • the final destination of the removed liners (e.g. energy recovery, landfill, recycling or other treatment process).
8. If the council's food waste is processed by a third-party contractor, please provide the name of the processing contractor and facility used.
9. Please provide a copy of, or web link to, the current guidance issued to residents regarding the use of food waste liners.

Response

Rushcliffe Borough Council do not currently provide a food waste collection service. We have a DEFRA deferral for food waste, due to current disposal contract in place. The planned start date is October 2027