The council’s cabinet has backed plans to introduce the service by March 2026

A banana skin, an apple core and the tops of a carrot and a pepper — (Credit – Barnet Council)

Barnet residents will soon have their food waste collected separately to other rubbish and recycling after the council’s cabinet approved plans for a new service.

Last week’s meeting backed plans to provide the service – which is already offered to local schools and businesses – to all households in the borough by the end of March 2026.

Food waste recycling is part of the council’s plan to become a net-zero borough by 2042.

Cllr Alan Schneiderman, cabinet member for environment and climate change, said: “This is great news as many residents are regularly asking when a separate food waste collection service will come back to Barnet. Not only will this service help residents to increase recycling, but this is an important contribution towards creating a more sustainable future for Barnet, and a step closer to achieving our net zero-carbon ambitions by 2042.”

The council said it would be communicating with all households nearer to the launch of the service.

More information on the council’s net zero-carbon policies is available here: https://www.barnet.gov.uk/sustainability-barnet-zero

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