Members of Cherwell District Council’s executive approved proposals for the introduction of a chargeable garden waste service.

They also approved plans for a food waste collection scheme without an extra charge.

Cherwell District Council’s executive discussed and endorsed proposals on Monday at a meeting to give all residents a new 23-litre outdoor food waste caddy, and to bring in an opt-in, chargeable garden waste service from February 2022.

The food waste collections will begin in the late autumn and by early January, food waste from all 70,000 homes in the district will be collected once a week instead of fortnightly.

The principle of separating food and garden waste collections was consulted on as part of the budget setting process for the 2021 to 2022 financial year and was approved by councillors in February.