Cornwall Council is asking residents for views on proposals to add food waste to weekly recycling collections and to collect any remaining waste that can’t be recycled on a fortnightly basis.

This system is used extensively by other councils in England and Wales and would help increase Cornwall’s recycling from its current rate of 37.5% which is below national average, councillors believe.

The current waste and recycling contract for Cornwall comes to an end in 2020, and the Council is looking at what Cornwall’s waste and recycling collections should be when the new contract begins in April 2020.

The proposals for the new waste and recycling contract mean that food waste would still be collected weekly and could be recycled by anaerobic digestion instead of going to landfill or for incineration as it currently does. 

Weekly recycling collections would also make it more convenient for people to recycle.

You can complete the survey through cornwall.gov.uk by January 3. 

People can download and print a paper copy of the survey and return it to: Recycling and Waste Survey, Room 4S, County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.

Cornwall Council’s cabinet will meet in February to make the final decision on the new waste and recycling contract.