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Food waste collection

Information on your food waste caddies

food waste caddy

Food waste is collected every week. Please ensure your caddy is at the kerbside by 7am.

You should have two food waste caddies:

  • 23 litre caddy to keep outside to present your food waste for weekly collection
  • 7 litre caddy to collect food waste in the kitchen. Tip the contents from the kitchen caddy when necessary into the larger caddy

Both food waste caddies are lockable. Rotate the handle forward to lock the caddy. Store the caddies out of direct sunlight and keep locked at all times.


Keeping your caddies clean

the green compostable logoBoth caddies are dishwasher safe up to 60 degrees Celsius. Caddies can be lined with newspaper, tissue paper or compostable food waste liners which must display the seedling logo. Find out where you can buy compostable liners.

Caddies must not be lined with plastic carrier or shopping bags. Food waste presented in these bags will not be collected.


What can be put in your food waste caddy

Yes please: food, cooked and uncooked; raw and cooked fruit and vegetables; meat and fish, including bones and skin; cheese and other dairy products; eggs and egg shells; small amounts of liquids, oil and fat, including solid fats such as lard; bread, cakes and pastry. No thanks: plastic, including carrier bags and unapproved biodegradable liners; packaging of any kind; metal and glass; any other household waste; animal faeces; animal bedding; pet litter; cardboard; nappies.
FAQs

FAQs

If you have any questions about the service, have a look at our list of FAQs, or contact the cleansing team.


Find out what happens to your food waste collections


Further information on waste and recycling