Food waste
Food waste recycling collection service - from March 2026
Please note that food waste is collected separately, by a different vehicle but on the same day as your other collection.
Food waste will not be collected at the same time as your other waste collection(s).
About the service
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- Your mouldy and out-of-date food, including ready meals removed from their packaging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