It's looking to procure a county-wide deal

A NEW Staffordshire-wide contract for the disposal of food waste could save taxpayers up to £1 million and reduce the amount of rubbish going to incinerators.

- Phil Corrigan

Weekly food waste collections will become mandatory for all councils in England next year, as part of a national drive to make recycling simpler.

At the moment, Newcastle Borough Council is the only authority in Staffordshire to collect food waste separately. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council combines food waste with garden waste, while other councils ask residents to put it in their general waste bins.