Food waste collections - start on Monday 10 June

Food waste collections will be rolled out in two phases. All households with enough space at the front of their property for a food waste caddy – for example a front garden or driveway – have now received their new caddies. Houses converted into more than four flats will get the service later this year. 

In anticipation of when collections start, you can start putting food waste into caddies from this week, ready for collection next week.   

• On collection day place your brown caddy next to their rubbish and recycling bags, just inside the edge of their garden/property.
• Due to the new, added services rubbish, recycling, small electricals and food waste will be collected at different times, on collection day, up until 5pm. 
• Raw and cooked food waste can be put into the caddies, with the smaller silver one, emptied into the outdoor brown one as many times as needed during the week. 

Once collected, food waste will be turned into renewable energy or compost for farmers. 

Here are a few handy tips, that we have already sent out in a booklet with the caddies: 

• The brown caddy should be put out on collection day. 
• The brown caddy is for outside, whilst the silver caddy lives in the kitchen.
• Closing the lid of the brown caddy, with the handle pulled down at the front of the caddy is the best way to keep it secure and tight.   
• You have a starter pack of caddy liners to line your silver, indoor caddy. 

Read more about food waste collections 
 
Collection times 
You will also notice that on collection day, from 10 June, separate vehicles will collect their rubbish, recycling, food waste and small electricals.

And as we move over to a new fleet of more efficient vehicles running on bio- fuel, in the coming weeks, this will result in a 90% reduction in carbon emissions. 

• Rubbish, recycling, small electricals and food waste will be collected at different times, on the day, up until 5 pm.
• Food waste and small electricals could be collected at different times on collection day, up until 5pm, as crews get used to the new rounds, so don’t worry if that’s the case.  

If we miss any collections, residents can tell us after 5pm on collection day through our online missed collection form – new options for food waste or small electricals will be live on Monday 10 June. 

Small electrical collections  
Small electrical collections also start on Monday 10 June, on residents' normal collection day. 

Unwanted or broken small electrical items can be put out for recycling next to your black sacks and council recycling sacks.  
 
This includes anything with a plug, battery or cable up to the size of a four-slice toaster. We can accept anything up to 25cm (L), 25 cm (W) and 25 cm (H) in size.  

Use a plastic bag to put your small electricals in, if they have one, especially if they need to contain any leads.

Residents who live in flats can make use of new recycling banks across the borough.

Find out more about small electricals.