Food waste
Food waste recycling collection service - from March 2026
About the service
From March 2026, the council will be providing every household with a weekly food waste collection service.
You will be able to recycle all your food waste:
- Uneaten food/plate scrapings
- Raw meat, cooked meat and bones
- Fish - cooked fish and bones
- Dairy products, cheese and eggs
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, whole fruit and peelings
- Your mouldy and out-of-date food, including ready meals removed from their packaging
Do not put in your caddy:
- Liquids such as milk
- Oil or liquid fat
- Packaging of any kind
- Any material that is not food waste