Government has decided that your local district or borough council must provide a separate food waste collection every week.
Food recycling is quick, easy, better for the environment and will:
- put food waste to better use - it’s recycled to generate energy to power homes or turned into a soil improver for local farmers to help grow crops
- save council tax-payers’ money - recycling food costs less than other types of waste disposal
Your new collections
Your local district or borough council will:
- provide your household with the correct food waste containers, also known as caddies, for your area
- let you know when your new food waste collections will start
- not collect food and garden waste together. If you currently put your food scraps in your garden waste bin you will need to switch to using your new caddy.
We’re responsible for treating your waste after it is collected by the district and borough councils.
To find out more about the new food waste collections for your area, including when your new collections will start, please visit your local district or borough council’s website:
Food waste collections from households in the Derbyshire Dales District Council area will stay the same.
Good to know
- As your food waste will be collected weekly your main bin will be less smelly
- Outdoor caddies are lockable so they don’t attract wildlife
- Kitchen caddies can be washed in a dishwasher up to 60°C.