Somerset County Council is to spend £118,000 on stickers for people to put on their rubbish bins.

The county is taking part in the ‘Slim My Waste, Feed My Face’ campaign, which aims to persuade people to keep their food waste separate from their regular, non-recyclable rubbish.

As part of the campaign, they will be provided with stickers to decorate their bins and can win prizes each month for the best designed.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) says decreasing the amount of food waste being thrown away in regular collections will save taxpayers money as well as benefit the environment.

Under the campaign, all Somerset residents will receive a leaflet and range of stickers to decorate their bins.

The SWP is predicting the amount of food waste being properly sorted and recycled could rise by up to 12.5 per cent as a result of the campaign.