HOUSEHOLDERS are now be able to collect food waste bags from the Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly Recycling Centres.

On Monday the new mechanism came into place meaning that householders in Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and their surrounding villages will be able to collect up to three free rolls of food waste bags from the recycling centres in Cuddyhouse Road and Cartmore Industrial Estate, every six months.

In addition, free food waste bags will be available from Kirkcaldy Customer Service Centre as part of a trial to gauge demand.

This replaces the letterbox delivery of food waste bags to all householders in Fife in an effort to reduce the number of wasted food waste bags and to help meet budget savings.

Simon Jeynes, Technical Officer for Resource Efficient Solutions (Fife Council’s arms-length company who manage the provision of food waste bags and manage the recycling centres on behalf of the council) said: “Householders can continue to use newspaper to wrap their food waste or food can be put into the brown bin loose, especially dry foods such as bread.

“Extra food waste bags are also still available at Fife Sports & Leisure Trust centres and ONFife libraries for £1.30 a roll.”