Waste Collections

Food Waste Collections

Five reasons to recycle your food waste

1) It's easy

2) Contains food smells

3) Caddies lock to stop pests getting access

4) It's collected once a week

5) Turned into electricity

What can I put in my caddy? 

You can put any raw or cooked food in your caddy. You can even scrape uneaten food straight into your caddy.

• Meat and fish - raw and cooked including bones
• All dairy products such as eggs and cheese
• Vegetables and fruit - raw and cooked
• Bread, cakes and pastries
• Rice, pasta and beans
• Uneaten food from your plates and dishes
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Waste cat and dog food from a domestic property. Anything from a commercial premise will be agreed on a case by case basis.

No Thanks!  Please do not put any of these materials in your food waste caddy.

• Packaging of any sort
• Plastic bags
• Liquids
• Oil or liquid fat

Please remember - If you already compost at home please keep composting your uncooked vegetable and fruit peelings in your bin or heap.

How can I recycle my food waste?

To recycle your food waste all you need is:

• A large green 23 ltr food waste bin 
• A silver 5 ltr food waste caddy 
• An annual supply of bags to line the caddy

Step 1

Get the right equipment – you will need a kitchen caddy, caddy bags
and a kerbside bin.

Step 2

Line your Kitchen Caddy with the bag

Step 3

Place any food waste into the caddy, taking care to exclude any packaging.

Step 4

When your kitchen caddy is full, empty into your kerbside bin and put out for collection once a
week so it can be recycled.