COLCHESTER households will have their bins bags picked up every week for the next five years.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has awarded Colchester Council £2.35 million to introduce a food recycling system across the borough over the next three years.
The funding comes with the proviso that the authority must retain weekly black bag pick-ups for at least five years.
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