Vegetable oil lorries could be used to pick up food waste across Liverpool - Liverpool Echo

Vegetable oil lorries could be used to pick up food waste across Liverpool - Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Council is to invest in dozens of new vehicles to meet an April deadline

Liverpool to launch vegetable oil-powered fleet for food waste collection

Liverpool City Council is preparing to introduce a fleet of waste collection lorries powered by hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of a major new plan to comply with upcoming food-waste collection legislation. Starting from April 2026, all UK local authorities will be legally required to offer weekly food-waste collections to residents. In response, Liverpool—currently ranked as having one of the poorest recycling rates in the country—is p…