Bins and recycling - Food waste - households only

Food waste can be placed directly inside your outside silver food caddy and is collected weekly from the kerbside.

You can also take your food waste to either Household Recycling Centre to recycle.

What can you put in your silver food caddy?

Yes please:-

Cooked and uncooked food

Cheese and eggs/egg shells

Meat and fish

Fruit and vegetables

Bread and pastries

Tea and coffee grounds

Mouldy or out of date food

Pet food

Uneaten food including plate scrapings

No thanks

Liquids (i.e. orange juice/squash/fizzy drinks)

Oils and fats

Plastic bags

Nappies

Packaging of any sort

Animal bedding or Faeces

Cardboard and paper

For more information on how to use your food waste caddies, please use visit our website