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  "description": "Weekly food waste collections will begin across Cannock Chase from the week commencing 27 April 2026, as part of the government’s Simpler Recycling initiative to increase food waste recycling.",
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  "textContent": "Residents across Cannock Chase will begin receiving their weekly food waste collections from next week (week commencing 27 April 2026), as part of a new government initiative to increase food waste recycling.\n\nHouseholds should by now have already received two new food waste containers: a 23-litre external kerbside caddy, containing a small seven-litre kitchen caddy for use indoors, and a roll of liners. These were delivered with full instructions explaining how the new service will work.\n\nFood waste currently accounts for around onethird of all household rubbish, with the average home throwing away approximately £800 worth of edible food every year. Food which is currently sent for incineration. This national programme aims to boost the amount of food waste that households recycle. Under the government’s Simpler Recycling initiative, all councils are required to introduce a separate, weekly kerbside food waste collection service by April 2026.\n\n## Local news is broken. Help us fix it in Staffordshire.\n\nWe’re putting people before advertisers. Join our community-led mission to keep ****Staffordshire**** informed by signing up for our ****free Wednesday newsletter.**** Want to go further? Support our non-profit work, and we’ll deliver our ****monthly printed lifestyle magazine**** straight to your front door.\n\nJoin the Mission\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\n****Sign Up For Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.****\n\nSupport independent local journalism by selecting ****The Staffordshire Signal**** as a ‘Preferred Source’ on Google. Help us stay front-and-centre in your news feed.\n\nThe kerbside caddy will be collected weekly alongside the green and blue bins. The food waste will be collected in specialist wagons and once collected it will be transported to a local ‘anaerobic digestion’ plant to be converted into energy and fertiliser.\n\n> Joss Presland, Head of Operations said: “Weekly food waste collections are being\n> introduced across Cannock Chase as part of a national government funded scheme.\n\n> “This new service makes it easier for residents to recycle food waste, cut down on what goes in general waste bins, and play a direct role in reducing our environmental impact, by turning food waste into green energy.\n\n> “We appreciate residents’ cooperation as the new service begins and are confident that they will soon see the benefits of the new service.\"\n\nMore information on the new service can be found at:\nwww.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/foodwaste\n\n#### Enjoyed this story?\n\nAs a Community Interest Company, we reinvest every penny into Staffordshire journalism. Your tips help us keep our reporting \"Open Access\" and free for everyone.\n\n\n           Support the Mission (Tip Jar)\n        \n\nEvery contribution stays in Staffordshire. Thank you for being part of the journey.\n\nExplore the heart of our county Use the interactive map above to discover local landmarks, heritage sites, and community-vetted spots. Every interaction helps support **The Staffordshire Signal’s** mission to keep local news free and independent.",
  "title": "Weekly food waste collections start in Cannock Chase next week",
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