Food waste collections coming to Fareham
Weekly food waste collections start in Fareham from Monday 30 March 2026, enabling you to boost the amount you recycle and help to provide power for our Borough.
When the service starts your food waste will be collected weekly on the same day as your waste and recycling, unless we contact you to tell you otherwise.
Why are you introducing food waste collections?
Required under the Environment Act 2021, 'Simpler Recycling' aims to increase household recycling rates by making it possible for people across the country to recycle the same materials without needing to check what their council will accept.
Further details can be found in the Simpler Recycling Government response 
.
As a result, the Council can confirm that:
- Fortnightly household waste collections will continue as always.
- Free weekly food waste collections for all Fareham residents will be introduced from 30 March 2026. Fareham residents will be provided with an outdoor food waste bin for kerbside collection, as well as a kitchen caddy to collect food waste in the home.
- There will be no change to materials collected for recycling in residents' blue-lidded recycling bins until the new Materials Recycling Facility opens in Eastleigh in 2028.
- Additional glass collection bins will be provided around the Borough for residents to take their glass waste.
- The Council will continue to offer the Clip and Collect garden waste subscription and Bulky Waste collection services as usual.
What happens until then?
All services will remain unchanged until the new services are in place. Residents will receive notification of the changes ahead of time.
You can find current information on Council Waste and Recycling here.