Food Waste Collections

Food waste collections will be launched across Blaby District in 2026 as part of a national initiative aimed at stopping food waste heading to landfill and tackling waste and climate change.  

The scheme is scheduled to start by 1 April 2026, in line with Government legislation requiring separate weekly collections of household food waste.

The food waste will be sent to a biogas plants to generate sustainable energy rather than being lost to landfill. 

The Government suggests this could all help to cut the 18 million plus tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions associated nationally with this waste.