Weekly food waste collections have started in Brighton and Hove for the first time.
Households from Brighton Marina to Saltdean can now use special caddies for items like vegetables, bread, pasta, eggshells and fish.
The scheme which began yesterday, will be expanded to the rest of the city in phases.
Councillor Tim Rowkins, Cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, said: “The launch of a free weekly food waste collection service is the biggest change to our recycling collections in decades. It’s a completely new service and a first for the city.
“Starting today in the east of the city, all cooked and uncooked food waste will now belong in your caddy, not your bin. From there it will be turned into compost to be fed back into the soil to grow more food, completing the cycle from field to fork and back to field.
“This is good for the environment and will save council taxpayers’ money on waste disposal – currently more than a third of the waste found in household bins is food – that’s more than 21,000 tonnes going to waste every year.”
The new service is being rolled out in a further 3 stages. Each phase will inform the next, so the dates may be subject to change. The current timeline is:
- October 2025 – 29,500 households in the north of city: Coldean, Moulsecoomb, Bevendean, Patcham, Hollingdean, Hollingbury, Withdean and Preston Park
- November 2025 – 31,500 households in the west of city: Westdene, Hangleton, West Hove, Aldrington, Portslade and Mile Oak
- By March 2026 – 76,000 households in central and communal areas: Queen’s Park, Hanover, Kemptown, Whitehawk, Central Brighton, Seven Dials, Roundhill and Central Hove.
Find out more about food waste collections online and check your collection day
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