New food waste collections in six areas of Plymouth within daysThe service will be rolled out to all areas of the city by the end of the yearView Image Cllr Tom Briars-Delve with the new food waste vehicles that will be begin rounds from Monday March 2 (Image: Plymouth City Council)Food waste collections will start in six areas of Plymouth from next Monday (March 2). ‌Food waste collections for households in England are becoming mandatory this year and Plymouth City Council hopes the move will boost its current recycling rate which is around 37 per cent. This has included ten new vehicles, food waste containers, staffing and an infrastructure upgrade of the council’s Prince Rock depot. The average recycling rate across Devon is 55 per cent with many local authorities already running a food waste collection. Article continues belowThe council says the food waste collection service has been designed to align with existing collection days to avoid disruption to current waste services.

Source: Daily Mirror February 25, 2026 13:41 UTC