Launch date to be announced later in the year.
Specialist lorries have now been ordered for the food waste collection service and, barring supply chain issues, we expect to launch the service in October 2026.
Unused food and food leftovers currently make up about 30% of what is thrown away in each household’s refuse (green) bin and being able to recycle this will significantly reduce the amount of waste sent for incineration.
Your food waste will be used to generate clean, green energy and nutrient-rich soil improver for farmers using a process called anaerobic digestion.
Before the start of the weekly food waste collections, you will receive a starter pack made up of an information leaflet, a small caddy in which to collect food waste in your kitchen and an outdoor caddy (or use of a communal bin if you share your outside bins with other properties).
Food waste bin calendars will be available from our website before the service launches. Sign up to our bin updates to find out when they are released.
Councillor Richard Millard, Leader of East Hampshire District Council, said:
“The introduction of food waste is a major project which has meant buying new specialist bin lorries; East Hampshire Norse will be hiring crews to run them.
“All councils across the country that don’t currently provide food waste collections have been placing orders for new lorries at the same time. We’ve also been working to get the best possible price for the vehicles through the procurement process. This is why our service will be starting later than some other councils.”