Food waste collections

What is Food waste Recycling?

Food waste recycling allows you to separate food leftovers and scraps from your general waste so they can be recycled.

Collected food waste is sent to a specialist anaerobic digestion facility where it is turned into:

• Renewable energy (Biogas)
• Natural fertilizer (Digestate)

How the service will work

Who will get the service?

Everybody will eventually have access to the food waste recycling service. However, the service will first be introduced to all households in April 2026, followed by flats later on in the year.

What will resident receive?

From February 2026 onwards, we will be providing households with everything you need to get started:

Indoor caddy	Outdoor caddy	Caddy liners

There will also be an instructional leaflet telling you everything you need to know about the new service and your new April 2026 – March 2027 collection calendar which can also be found on our website.

What will I be able to recycle?

Please do not put in your caddy

• Packaging of any kind
• Liquids such as milk
• Oil or liquid fat
• Any material that is not food waste

What should I do on collection day

• Put a liner in your indoor food caddy and empty any food waste into it.
• When your indoor caddy is full, tie the bag tightly and put it into the outdoor caddy.
• If you're short on caddy liners, tie a bag around the handle of your outdoor caddy and we’ll leave you with more.
• Leave your outdoor food caddy at the kerbside with your other bins by 7am on your collection day.
• Please make sure your outdoor food caddy lid is closed with the handle in the locked upright position.
• Put your caddy back safely after collection.

More information

You will find answers to many common food waste recycling questions in our FAQs

You will also find the answers to your questions at one of our Roadshows.

If you have any queries, get in touch and our team will be happy to help you.