Increasing Torbay’s food waste recycling with ‘Monster Bins’ Torbay Council wanted to engage with families to increase food waste recycling at home and sought to do so through an established link with Resource Futures Education team in Devon. The project was designed to be fun for children, featuring a ‘Monster’ that ‘eats’ waste food. the project involved active assemblies for the children and follow up food caddy give-aways to parents at the end of the school day Objectives The project aimed not only to raise the profile of Torbay’s food waste recycling scheme, but also to increase participation and encourage more families to start using their food recycling caddy at home. It was hoped that this highly engaging and innovative project would have longevity and give a real boost to the volu

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