Food waste collection

To ensure your bins are collected please:

• use the free green bins provided
• put your bins out for collection between 7.00pm the evening before your collection and 6.00am on the morning of your collection day
• keep your caddy clean by using the free liners provided
• paint or write your house number on your bin
• use our recycling and rubbish collection search to find out what day we collect from your street

Where can I get a food bin from?

Food bins are available to collect for free from any council library or housing office. See our full list to find your nearest location.

We will provide a small caddy to keep in your kitchen which you can line with the food waste bags and a larger outdoor bin with a lockable lid for storage and the crews to collect from.

If you are unable to collect a bin you can request a delivery.

What to put in the bins

Yes please

Put the following items into your food waste bin:

• fruit and vegetable peelings
• left over cooked food (eg rice, pasta, vegetables)
• tea bags and coffee grounds
• egg shells
• gone off/mouldy food
• meat and fish (raw or cooked) 
• dairy products
• small bones up to and including chicken carcass

No thank you

Do not put the following items into your food waste bin:

• packaged food (please separate gone off food from packaging and recycle separately)
• card, cardboard or kitchen paper