An innovative pilot scheme that could help boost the city's already impressive recycling figures will come a step closer next week.

Starting on Wednesday (August 24) householders who have opted in to the trial will start taking delivery of kitchen caddies, compostable caddy liners and a small container to take to the kerbside on recycling day.

Alan Ross, vice convener of Dundee City Council's environment committee said: "We have been pleased with the number of people that have said they are willing to take part and our experience has shown that even those who are not keen at first see the benefits that their friends and neighbours are enjoying and often want to come on board within the first few weeks.

"Food makes up about a third of the total household waste, but until recently it has been technically difficult and prohibitively expensive to find a way to recycle it.

"However now that it is possible to cost efficiently produce good quality compost exclusively from food waste we decided to bring in this pilot scheme.

"The people of the city have been at the leading edge of recycling for many years and I am sure that given the opportunity to increase even more the amount of waste recycled in Dundee, they will be as supportive as ever."

The results of the scheme, covering nearly 3000 properties, will be used to decide on the best way to roll out a city-wide system for food waste recycling.

A further series of deliveries to householders who have signed up for the pilot will start the following week (Wednesday August 31).

New regulations being introduced will require councils to collect food waste separately from 2013.

More information on the council's food waste recycling pilot can be found at

www.dundeecity.gov.uk/environment/foodwaste