A Norfolk council is to extend its food-recycling trial, after a positive response from residents.

Broadland District Council launched the trial four months ago, where food waste was collected from 6,000 households weekly and turned into compost at a facility in south Norfolk.

The trial is to now to run for another 18 months. The scheme costs £100,000 a year and 10t of waste is collected every week.

Andy Jarvis, head of environmental services, said: ‘We are pleased with how it has gone. Residents have been keen on the project, and we would like a permanent scheme. But, there is a lot to consider, such as costs, and fuel increases. A review into the facilities available and a look at the infrastructure is needed.’

Jarvis added that the council would be carrying out a composition study to identify what exactly residents were putting into their food waste bins, and what was going into their residual waste in a bid to further increase recycling.

Other councils in the county have voiced an interest in introducing a similar scheme.