Food and garden brown bin recycling
All kinds of food and garden waste can go into your brown bin.
Download your Recycle Right Leaflet here, your easy guide to recycling around the home.
Householders who require kitchen caddy liners should tie a liner to the handle of their brown bin. One roll of caddy liners will be left with the bin. A roll of caddy liners can also be collected at your local household recycling centre. Alternatively, householders can line their caddy with kitchen roll or scrape food directly into their brown bin.
Your bin should be left out no later than 7.00am on collection day.
To purchase a kitchen food caddy (£2) or receive a brown bin collection calendar or information on household food and garden waste recycling, please click here for contact details
What can go into your food and garden waste brown bin
Food Waste
| YES PLEASE | NO THANKS |
|---|---|
| Meat and fish, raw and cooked food including bones | Liquids |
| Tea bags and coffee grounds | Oil or liquid fat |
| Fruit and vegetables - raw and cooked | Plastic bags and bin liners |
| Dairy products, eg. cheese | Any material that is not food waste |
| Breads, cakes and pastries | Packaging of any sort |
| Rice, pasta and beans | Animal faeces |
| Uneaten food from your plates | Ashes |
| Eggs and egg shells | |
| Fully compostable liners |
Garden Waste
| YES PLEASE | NO THANKS |
|---|---|
| Garden waste | Soil and sods |
| Grass | Hardcore and rubble |
| Leaves | General household waste |
| Cuttings and prunnings | Plant pots |
| Shrubs and weeds | Animal faeces |
| Twigs and small branches | Wood or coal ash |
| Plastic bags |
You can also take garden waste only to any of our Household Recycling Centres, for more information please click on the link Household Recycling Centres
This list is not exhaustive so if you are unsure about an item please email recycle@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk or telephone 028 2766 0248.
Useful information regarding food waste collections in your area to download
Watch the video on how food waste is processed from www.recyclenow.com
