Residents in mid west Cornwall will start using their new food waste, recycling and rubbish service from this week.
The service is aimed at reducing waste, increasing recycling and contributing to a sustainable environment.
Households in the fifth and final roll-out area of mid west Cornwall have received new food waste caddies and rubbish bins or protective sacks in preparation for the service change, which starts from today (March 10, 2025).
Cornwall Council has already introduced weekly food waste collections and switched to fortnightly rubbish collections in other parts of Cornwall.
The last area to come onboard covers Camborne, Redruth, Falmouth, Penryn, St Mawes, Truro, Probus, Trispen, Mitchell, Perranporth, St Agnes, Portreath and their surrounding areas.
This follows the launch of the waste collection rollout in mid, south east, west and north east Cornwall starting last year.
Mid west Cornwall residents are being encouraged to check their collection calendars posted to them or at www.cornwall.gov.uk/myarea to make sure they know which days to put out their food waste, recycling and rubbish.
The key elements of the new waste service now launched in mid-west Cornwall are:
· Weekly food waste collections.
· Fortnightly rubbish collections in a wheelie bin or protective sack.
· Fortnightly recycling collections in the current recycling bags and box.
· New collection days for most residents.
· Recycling collection week change for some residents.
As part of the waste rollout all households across Cornwall have been given:
· A silver kitchen caddy to make it easy to separate food waste from rubbish.
· A green outdoor collection caddy for storing and putting out your food waste for collection .
· A wheelie bin or reusable protective sack to put out rubbish for collection.
Properties with shared bins or communal bin stores have been provided with bins to suit their collection arrangements.
Cllr Carol Mould, Cornwall’s portfolio holder for neighbourhoods, said:
“This is the final area for the rollout of our new Cornwall-wide food waste, recycling and rubbish service, and we want to thank everyone who has got onboard with the new service so far and support our residents in mid west Cornwall who are just about to start.
“Since the new service started in January 2024 we have seen a reduction in the amount of waste generated, a big increase in recycling and collected more than 11,000 tonnes of food recycling. This is down to all of you doing your bit to contribute to a more sustainable Cornwall for everyone.
“If you live in mid west Cornwall, make sure you know how your waste collections are changing from this week. Most people’s collection day is changing but don’t forget to also check which week you should put out your rubbish and food waste and which week you need to put out your recycling and food waste. If you’re not sure, just go to www.cornwall.gov.uk/myarea and put in your postcode.
“You can also find lots of tips on starting to recycle your food waste at www.cornwall.gov.uk/foodrecycling. If you need advice and have a question for our waste team, just head to www.cornwall.gov.uk/wastechanges.”
New food waste, recycling and rubbish service - Cornwall Council Story posted March 10, 2025