Food waste bin
To recycle food waste, you have a grey kitchen caddy for use inside your home and a green external bin that we empty.
As a general rule, you can recycle all food waste, cooked or raw, including bones.
You can check what you can put it your food waste bins by looking at our list.
If you can't find the item you want to dispose of in this list, you can search by item instead.
Baked goods
- Item
- Baked goods
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Beans
- Item
- Beans
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Bread
- Item
- Bread
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Cake
- Item
- Cake
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Coffee grounds
- Item
- Coffee grounds
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Dairy products (such as cheese)
- Item
- Dairy products (such as cheese)
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Eggs and egg shells
- Item
- Eggs and egg shells
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Fish (raw and cooked, with shells and bones)
- Item
- Fish (raw and cooked, with shells and bones)
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Food waste
- Item
- Food waste
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Fruit (raw and uncooked)
- Item
- Fruit (raw and uncooked)
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Leftovers
- Item
- Leftovers
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Meat (raw and cooked, with fat and bones)
- Item
- Meat (raw and cooked, with fat and bones)
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Pasta
- Item
- Pasta
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Rice
- Item
- Rice
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Tea bags
- Item
- Tea bags
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
Vegetables (raw and cooked)
- Item
- Vegetables (raw and cooked)
- Where to dispose of it
- Food waste bin
| Item | Where to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Baked goods | Food waste bin |
| Beans | Food waste bin |
| Bread | Food waste bin |
| Cake | Food waste bin |
| Coffee grounds | Food waste bin |
| Dairy products (such as cheese) | Food waste bin |
| Eggs and egg shells | Food waste bin |
| Fish (raw and cooked, with shells and bones) | Food waste bin |
| Food waste | Food waste bin |
| Fruit (raw and uncooked) | Food waste bin |
| Leftovers | Food waste bin |
| Meat (raw and cooked, with fat and bones) | Food waste bin |
| Pasta | Food waste bin |
| Rice | Food waste bin |
| Tea bags | Food waste bin |
| Vegetables (raw and cooked) | Food waste bin |
Collection
We collect external food waste bins every week. You can check your collection dates by entering your postcode or address.
You should not place anything loose in your food waste bin. All food needs to be contained in a suitable bag or wrapped in newspaper.
Replacement bin
You can order online if you need a new grey kitchen food waste caddy or a green external food waste bin.
However, you can't order more kitchen food waste caddy liners. We deliver a roll of liners to all properties once a year between September and October. If you run out, you can buy liners at supermarkets, or use newspaper.
What happens to your food waste
You can find out more about what happens to your recycling.