Food waste can be wrapped in newspaper or contained in a compostable caddy liner or any type of plastic bag (including old bread wrappers, cereal packets, used sandwich bags etc) before placing in your 23 litre food waste bin, or communal food waste bin (coming soon). All liners and bags are removed before processing and are sent to energy from waste.

You can also use your own indoor container — do whatever works for you.

Using a caddy

1. Place a compostable caddy liner or any type of plastic bag in the food waste caddy, or line with newspaper.

2. Place all your food waste into the kitchen caddy.

3. When you are ready to empty the caddy, tie the top of the bag.

4. Place in the 23-litre food waste bin, making sure to lock the lid to prevent spillages or animals gaining access to the contents

What food can I recycle?

You can recycle your mouldy and out of date food, including ready meals removed from their packaging.

Please remember – if you already compost at home, please keep composting your uncooked vegetable and fruit peelings in your compost bin or heap.

Communal food waste collections

All communal properties will be provided with one or more communal food waste bins (either a brown 140L wheelie bin or a smaller 23L caddy) which will be empties weekly. The bins are to be kept in bin store areas, or somewhere appropriate close by, and is the responsibility of the managing agent or landlord to keep clean.

• Request a caddy if you have a communal waste collection

Landlors or maning agents can download the A3 poster - What can I put in my shared food waste bin to display in properties. 

Food waste stats and information

Find out what happens to your food waste once it's collected, and how you can do your bit to reduce the amount of food waste the UK produces each year.