Food waste makes up 39 percent of the rubbish left in bins and adds up to 14,000 tonnes of waste a year which goes to landfill.

Recycling food waste helps the council to meet recycling targets and helps reduce the harmful landfill gases which are produced when food is buried in landfill.

Food waste is collected free by Wastesavers using specialised collection vehicles at the same time the blue and green recycling boxes are emptied.

Order caddies and food waste bags

Use the online recycling box request form to order food caddies.

For food waste bags contact Wastesavers on (01633) 281281 or email mail@wastesavers.co.uk

What can be put in the food waste caddy?

Yes	Bread	No	Foil
Yes	Bones	No	Glass
Yes	Cereal	No	Metal
Yes	Coffee grounds	No	Plastics
Yes	Cooked and uncooked food	No	Polystyrene
Yes	Dairy products	No	Any other waste
Yes	Eggshells	No	Foil
Yes	Fish
Yes	Fruit
Yes	Leftover food
Yes	Meat
Yes	Pasta
Yes	Pet food
Yes	Rice
Yes	Tea bags
Yes	Vegetable peelings

Food waste is collected each week on the same day as your recycling boxes

More information

View the latest food waste leaflet (pdf) to find out more about the food waste service.

Download the artwork for the food waste caddy sticker (pdf)

Visit the Love Food Hate Waste website for advice on what to do with your left over food.

If you are filling your food waste bin quickly and don’t have space for more why not try home composting?

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