Food caddy

Food waste and a recycling logo All households are provided with a 5 litre internal food caddy and kerbside caddy to dispose of food waste, free of charge.

You'll get a free supply of 52 kitchen caddy liners annually each April/May each year.

It is quite acceptable to put leftover cat and dog food in your food caddy.

Please do not dispose of any non-food items, especially packaging, plastic bags, liquids, oil or liquid fat, in the food caddy. Disposing of such items could contaminate the load and result in waste being rejected and disposed of at a refuse tip.

How to use your food caddy

Food caddy container and a roll of disposable bag inserts

Line your kitchen caddy with the liners provided and fill with food waste. You do not have to use the caddy liners, if you wish you can place the food items directly into the caddy. Please do not use plastic bags or newspaper as a liner.

Food caddy full of food waste and tied full liner When the liner is full, tie it closed and put it into your kerbside food waste caddy. To keep your kitchen caddy clean you can wash it out or put it in the dishwasher.

Place your kerbside food caddy alongside your other containers on a weekly basis by 7am on your normal collection day. Please store the kerbside food caddy out of direct sunlight and ensure it is locked to stop animals getting to the food waste.

I require further caddy liners

Buy from us

Please remember a free supply of liners will be provided in April each year. Please store liners in a dry place.

If you run out of your annual supply and require additional liners, you can buy these direct from the main reception at the following locations:

Liners purchased from us cost £2.50 per roll (52 bags in each roll).

You can also order direct from the suppliers website at www.caddyliners.com (price may vary from that of ours).

(* Please note: we are unable to accept cash payment at the Town Hall. If you wish to pay by card, a minimum payment of £5 is required.)

Don't buy from the supermarket

Only use the caddy liners provided as we can not collect liners purchased from shopping outlets or online.

We have to make sure the liners meet specific requirements and can be handled by the re-processing plant. Any liners that are not suitable could contaminate the load and result in waste being rejected and disposed of at landfill (refuse tip).

Storing the liners

It is important to keep the liners in a dry place. Because they are compostable the liners should not be stored in wet conditions. Please visit the 'storage and use' page for further information.

Broken/missing caddy

A notice with the following message - Do not put food waste in your garden waste bin If your kitchen caddy/kerbside caddy is broken or has gone missing please visit our 'order a new/replacement container' web page for further information on how to request a replacement.

Help putting your kerbside caddy out

If you are unable to put your kerbside caddy at the edge of your property and there is no-one else in your household over 16 years old who can do so you can apply for an assisted collection, and the refuse collectors will collect and return your caddy from the storage point.

New properties

There is a charge of £33.85 for a 140 litre / £39.50 for a 240 litre grey wheeled bin (general household waste) for new properties.

A 240 litre green lidded wheeled bin for garden waste, a blue lidded bin for recycling, a kitchen and kerbside caddy for food waste are provided free of charge when payment is made for the grey bin.

Please contact us to order your grey bin and to arrange to start collections from your property.