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North East Residents Face Years-Long Wait for Mandatory Food Waste Bins
27 Sep, 2025
Summary
- Residents in South Tyneside, Sunderland, and Gateshead must wait until 2039 for food waste collections
- Cumbria residents must wait until 2034 due to pre-existing waste contracts
- Councils claim changes would cost "tens of millions" and are "not feasible"
As of September 2025, residents in several North East regions face lengthy delays in the implementation of mandatory food waste collections. According to the article, people living in South Tyneside, Sunderland, and Gateshead will have to wait until 2039 for the separate collection of food bins, due to pre-existing waste contracts that prevent changes without significant financial implications.
Similarly, Cumbria residents will have to wait until 2034 for the new food waste collections. Councils in these areas claim that altering the existing long-term contracts, some of which are 25 years or more, would cost "tens of millions of pounds," making the changes unfeasible.
