1. Food Waste Recycling Update

2. Why food waste? 23% of black bin is food

3. Why food waste? Autumn 2014

4. How much food could we recycle? Approximately 18,000 tonnes available 6,000 tonnes currently being recycled (up 1000 tonnes since November 2014)

5. 18,000 tonnes is: 13,500 Ford Focus cars – the car parking at Cribbs Causeway is for 7,000 cars so twice that amount

6. Why food waste? 23% of black bin is food 50% recycling target by 2020 Cost - AD (£38) MBT (£96) Every 1,000 tonne recycled saves £58,000

7. The Environment Climate change Energy production – 14k homes Compost for agricultural land

8. Making it easier

9. Plastic bags can now be used to line the food waste caddy Feel free to continue using newspaper or compostable bags if you would rather

10. Free replacement containers or additional containers

11. Roadshows

13. Feed Me and Win Joint project with West of England local authorities, lead by BaNESJoint project with West of England local authorities, lead by BaNES –Increase use of food recycling service –Reduce food waste in the black bin Funding from Department of Communities and Local Government Recycling Reward Scheme - £400kFunding from Department of Communities and Local Government Recycling Reward Scheme - £400k

14. Feed Me and Win Runs from 29 June 2015 until 16 March 2016Runs from 29 June 2015 until 16 March 2016 Randomly selected households are awarded £50 voucher for putting out food bin (containing food waste)Randomly selected households are awarded £50 voucher for putting out food bin (containing food waste) –One household per week in each participating authority –Daily awards for Christmas (12 days of Christmas) –Jackpot January – unclaimed awards are rolled over. www.feedmeandwin.co.uk will be the main site for information, terms and conditions etc with links to each council’s website.www.feedmeandwin.co.uk will be the main site for information, terms and conditions etc with links to each council’s website.

15. Feed Me and Win Joint publicity including radio, bus, bus stop, media advertising, posters, leaflets, displays, banners.Joint publicity including radio, bus, bus stop, media advertising, posters, leaflets, displays, banners. Local activity including roadshows, doorknocking in low participating areas, social media updates.Local activity including roadshows, doorknocking in low participating areas, social media updates.

16. To find out more South Gloucestershire Council YouTube channel

17. Need a new container? www.southglos.gov.uk 01454 868000 One Stop Shop – Kingswood, Thornbury, Patchway or Yate