The House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee has recommended that every one will be issued with a slop bucket, to collect food so it can then be composted and transformed into energy for electricity and heat.
The Government prefers to call the bins ‘kitchen caddies’ and wants every household to use them to dispose of everything from chicken bones to mouldy lettuce and left-over baked beans. Nearly 7.6 million households — 27 per cent of all homes — already have them.
The trouble is many are reluctant to use them, with just 6 per cent of all food sent for recycling. But soon, it seems, we may not have any choice. Those who try to dispose of food waste along with general refuse are likely to face bin fines of up to £500. This new policy has already become standard in areas in many parts of Britain.
So Tessa Cunningham decided to conduct an experiment using Speedy Breedy to see if it can possibly be hygienic to keep rotting waste in the kitchen, just a few feet from where fresh food is prepared.
Click here to read more about the experiment and the results.
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