Food waste collections
A kitchen caddy and special external bin, with a lockable lid, are provided for weekly food waste collections provided to most households in Somerset.
Use the food waste collections to recycle all cooked and raw food waste, including:
- Meat and fish – including bones and carcasses that fit in your caddy
- Fruit and vegetables
- Cheese and egg shells
- Bread, pasta and cereal
- Tea bags and coffee grounds – including coffee filter paper
- Paper kitchen towel and napkins
Please do not include food packaging or plastic bags. Please do not use the food waste service to dispose of garden or any other household wastes.
To keep your kitchen caddy and food bin clean, use newspaper to wrap food or line caddy or buy special compostable liners, with the looped seedling logo. Do not use other type of bags. Even those marked “biodegradable” do not degrade fully or quickly enough.
Place food waste in kitchen caddy and then transfer to the larger kerbside bin for collection. The lid “locks” when the handle is pulled forward and can be opened by moving the handle backwards. Please lock the lid when putting out for collection to deter pests and avoid spills.
Wash hands and surfaces after handling food and store it away from heat with the lid closed.