Energy from waste
Janine Cordingly was one of the first residents in North Kesteven to start recycling waste.
Lincolnshire set to join food waste revolution – turning everyday kitchen scraps into energy for our county
Have a think about what ends up in your kitchen bin after a normal day of cooking and eating.
Not just unfinished food, but also the bits no one eats in the first place: tea bags and coffee grounds after your morning brew, eggshells from breakfast, vegetable peelings and stalks, meat bones, or a banana skin dropped into the bin without a second thought.
These everyday items are exactly what the new food waste caddies, which are being delivered to every home, are designed for.
From this month, household food waste collections are starting in parts of Lincolnshire. From the week commencing 30 March, collections will begin in Lincoln, North Kesteven and West Lindsey, followed by South Kesteven from the week commencing 13 April. Collections in Boston Borough, East Lindsey and South Holland are scheduled to start this coming autumn.
This new service is part of the Government’s national Simpler Recycling reforms, introduced under the Environment Act 2021, and means every household will have a simple, consistent way to recycle both edible and inedible food waste.
By using your food waste caddy, you are helping reduce the amount of waste sent to Lincolnshire’s Energy from Waste facility. Instead, food waste is collected separately and taken to an anaerobic digestion plant in Lincolnshire, where it is turned into renewable energy and fertiliser for agriculture.
So even if you feel you rarely throw food away, those small, everyday scraps soon add up.
North Kesteven resident, Janine Cordingley, who has recently received her caddies and welcome pack said: “It’s great to see food waste being collected separately and turned into energy for Lincolnshire homes. It’s a fabulous idea and very simple to do. If it helps to save money, then the council can spend it on something else.”
What can I put in my kitchen caddy?
You can recycle all your food waste, including the following:
- All uneaten food and plate scrapings
- Raw or cooked meat and bones
- Raw or cooked fish and bones
- Dairy, butter, yoghurt and eggs
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Raw or cooked fruit, veg and peelings
Janine using her new food waste bin.
Environment Day
Following the success of the first-ever Environment Day at the Lincolnshire Showground, which welcomed more than 230 children from ten primary schools, the event is returning in 2026.
This year it will see even more pupils taking part in this exciting addition to our Let’s Talk Rubbish programme, which aims to inspire the next generation to recognise the positive impact they can have on the environment.
To find out more, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/foodwaste, or follow your council on social media for updates.
