Previous to the introduction of the Cardiff scheme, a trial of a similar programme in Stockport was considered to be successful with a positive response by nine out of 10 volunteers.
The positive results add weight to the Cardiff council’s claim that the “ventilated caddy” will reduce the element of unpleasant odor and avoid attracting rats. The attraction of rats has been a large and controversial issue in regards to food waste recycling scheme throughout the UK.
Mother of nine children, Jean Turner, 65, a housewife in Marple, Stockport, said she had not experienced any problems during the three-month trial in the Greater Manchester region.
She said: “We didn’t have any problems. The bag in the caddy needed to be changed every three days but it didn’t smell at all. We put all our leftover food in there, egg shells, peelings, scraps from plates. It worked very well.”
The trial in Stockport was slightly different in that it did not include the weekly collections that Cardiff council will be introducing from October 10. Stockton residents were required to take their biodegradeable bags to the tip.
Mrs. Turner, who lives with retired builder husband Arthur, said: “That was a shame but my only real complaint is that they wouldn’t let you colour co-ordinate the caddy with your kitchen. They only had it in dark green.”
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