Food waste collections fund short by £1.5 million

BOSSES at Northumberland County Council are waiting on a response from Westminster after they appealed for further cash to fund a new food waste collection service.

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As it stands, the council is £1.5 million short of the money needed to roll out the service countywide, meaning rural areas are set to miss out.

Instead, only houses in the urban south east as well as towns in the centre of the county, including Morpeth and Ponteland, will benefit.

The Government has previously said it “stands ready” to provide additional support to local authorities if necessary.

New legislation means all councils will have to offer a food waste collection service to residents.