Food waste caddy

How to recycle food waste

Food waste is collected every week
You can recycle any cooked or raw food scraps
Make sure you remove all packaging from your food waste, especially plastic

You don't need to line your caddy, but if you do you can use plastic bags, compostable liners, newspaper or kitchen roll.

What goes in your food waste caddy

Put the following in your food waste caddy:

All food, cooked and raw
Tea bags and coffee grounds
Out of date or mouldy food
Raw and cooked meat, including bones
Dairy products such as cheese
Eggs and egg shell
Baked goods such as bread, cakes and pastries
Fruit and vegetables including raw and cooked vegetables and peelings
Rice, pasta, beans

What not to put in your food waste bin

Do not put any of these items in your food waste bin:

non-food products including nappies
packaging of any kind
any household recycling
liquids such as milk - these may leak causing spillages when transporting the food waste
dog waste, cat litter or dead animals

Ask the Waste Wizard where to repair, recycle, donate or dispose of your items

Keeping your caddies clean

Both caddies are dishwasher safe up to 60 degrees celsius. Caddies can be lined with cornstarch compostable liners, newspaper or any type of plastic bag.

If you have any questions about the service, check out our what happens to food waste page or have a look at our food waste FAQs.

What happens to your food waste

Visit our What happens to your recycling page for information.

You are entitled to 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.

Composting at home

You can add the following items of food waste to your home composting bin:

Fruit and vegetable peelings, seeds and cores
Tea bags
Coffee grounds and filter papers
Paper towels or tissues (if they have not touched meat)
Egg shells
You cannot compost: cooked food, fish, meat or dairy products

Find out more about composting at home.