What food waste can be recycled
The best way to recycle your food is to keep a small bin (or caddy) in your kitchen. You can order one of these free from the Council or buy one that fits your kitchen design from most homeware shops or online retailers. You could also make your own caddy by reusing a suitable container such as an ice cream tub.
You can then regularly transfer the contents of your caddy to your larger outdoor food recycling box, which is emptied weekly by recycling crews.
Order food recycling containers
Yes | No |
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All solid food waste including cooked food* | *Except large bones |
Plate scrapings | Liquid food waste, milk or oils |
Meat | Biodegradable coffee pods |
Fish | All compostable packaging (not including acceptable caddy liners) |
Bakery products | Any plastics/bio-plastics |
Eggshells | Paper apart from caddy lining |
Tea bags (excluding plastic ones) | Kitchen Roll |
Compostable caddy liners displaying the 'EN13432' seedling logo | Foil or cling film |
Paper used for caddy lining | Garden waste |
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Updated: 13 August 2021
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