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EXCLUSIVE: Ministers threatened with food waste refusal

Council leaders have warned ministers some local authorities will refuse to collect food waste.

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By Dan Peters | 10 December 2025
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Council leaders have warned ministers some local authorities will refuse to collect food waste.

The warning comes after the Government declined to reveal the amount of new burdens funding in the settlement for 2026-27.

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