Wiltshire Council will be adding 'Food Waste' to its recycling from 2027

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet has agreed its future approach to collecting recycling when its current contracts to carry out this service come to an end in 2026.

This means from 2027 it is anticipated that residents would be asked to present recycling:

• in one wheeled bin (or weighted reusable sack) for paper and cardboard;

• a second wheeled bin (or weighted reusable sack) for mixed plastics, cans, cartons, and bagged flexible plastics;

• a box for glass.

in addition to bins required for household waste, garden waste, and food waste.

The changes to the current arrangements are necessary as the council, and all local authorities, need to comply with new statutory requirements under the Environment Act 2021, which confirms that councils must offer households a regular collection of the following recyclable items:

• Glass

• Metal

• Plastic (including flexible plastics from 2027)

• Paper and card

• Food waste (from 2027)

• Garden waste (charges for collection may be applied)

  
  

Source and more details: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/recycling-changes-2027