Work to transform waste and recycling services will go ahead after Cornwall Council voted to supply the extra funding required.

The plans will secure the improved infrastructure required to ensure the new weekly food waste collection service can be introduced in 2023.

Introducing these changes will improve recycling rates through the separate weekly collection of food waste, encourage more recycling and reduce the amount of rubbish collected, which will help cut carbon footprint.

As reported recently, with the rising costs being experienced across the country, the project to deliver the new and improved infrastructure needs more capital funding.

The effect of inflation and the rapidly increasing costs of materials and labour have resulted in unprecedented cost increases.

The council approved the required uplift at a full council meeting at County Hall in Truro yesterday (12th).

Speaking after the meeting, council leader Linda Taylor said: "These changes to our waste and recycling collections will help drive up those figures, through the separate weekly collection of food waste which will help us to reduce the amount of rubbish we collect and in turn, help cut our carbon footprint.

"We must act now, and I am delighted we will be able to proceed and deliver the new service from next year."