Order a food waste caddy

All mainland and Cumbrae households should have a small brown food caddy to use for recycling food waste.

Please use compostable or biodegradable food caddy liners. They are available to buy at most supermarkets and all good retailers. You can also use newspaper to wrap up food waste before placing it in your container.

When the liner is almost full, tie it up and put it in your brown bin.

Vegetable and fruit peelings may be placed straight in the brown bin or wrapped in a single sheet of newspaper.

Do not use ordinary plastic bags or liners as they are not compostable or biodegradable. Contaminated bins will not be emptied.

We accept:

• dairy
• meat and fish
• bones
• fruits and vegetables
• bread
• rice and pasta
• tea bags and tea leaves
• coffee grounds
• egg shells

Food can be cooked or uncooked. Try to avoid oil or liquid.

To find out when your bin will be collected, type your postcode into our bin collections portal.