Food waste bin
Your food waste bin is emptied every week.
You can put these things in your food waste bin:
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Dairy products, cheese and yoghurt
- Eggs and eggshells
- Out-of-date food
- Pet food
- Raw and cooked fish and meat, including bones
- Raw and cooked vegetables and fruit (whole and peelings)
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Teabags and coffee grounds
- Uneaten food and plate scrapings
Please don’t put these items in:
- Garden waste or flowers
- Liquids
- Non-food items
- Oil
- Packaging, including 'biodegradable' packaging
- Pet waste
If you don't want to use your food waste, then you could consider home composting.