Fylde councillors recently visited Eco Town in Leyland to see first-hand how residents’ waste is sorted, recycled and transformed into renewable energy – a process that will soon include food waste from across the borough.
Eco Town is an environmental education facility divided into three districts – Materials, Mechanical and Bio – featuring 13 streets that guide visitors through the processes used to sort waste for recycling and energy generation. It is the facility where Fylde’s collected waste is currently taken, and where food waste will be processed into renewable energy once weekly collections begin in Autumn 2026.
The visit was attended by Councillor Michelle Morris, Lead Member for Customer and Operational Services, Councillor Chris Dixon, Lead Member for Social Wellbeing, and Councillor Jayne Nixon, Lead Member for Tourism, Leisure and Culture, alongside Councillor Karen Harrison, 2025/26 Mayor of St Annes on the Sea Town Council, Councillor Gavin Harrison, Councillor Frank Andrews, Councillor Joanne Gardner and Councillor Noreen Griffiths.
Following the visit, attending councillors were briefed at the Town Hall on Fylde’s upcoming food waste collection service.
Councillor Michelle Morris said: “Visiting Eco Town gave us a real insight into what happens to residents’ waste once it leaves the kerbside. Seeing the process in action makes it clear just how much value can be generated from the materials we collect – and that will only increase when food waste collections begin in Autumn 2026, helping to generate renewable energy right here in Lancashire.”
Weekly food waste collections are set to launch across Fylde from Autumn 2026, with every household receiving kitchen and kerbside caddies. For more information, visit www.fylde.gov.uk/foodwaste.
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