Brown Bin

The brown bin is for recycling your food waste. Food waste must be placed into your brown bin. After recycling your food waste any spare capacity can be used for small amounts of cold ashes and garden waste.

What can I put in my Brown bin?

Please help us to recycle more by putting the following items into your brown bin.     

Cooked and uncooked food waste including:                                                                                                                                  

• Meat & fish (including bones)
• Egg shells
• Fruit & vegetables
• Dairy produce including eggs and cheese
• Bread, cakes, pastry
• Beans, pasta, rice
• Tea bags & coffee grounds.                                           

Garden waste including:

• Grass cuttings
• Hedge trimmings
• Leaves
• Twigs and small branches
• Flowers, plants & weeds (no soil or plant pots).
• Please do not place your garden waste in plastic bags or liners.

We cannot accept soil, large branches, logs, wood, stones, rubble or animal bedding/waste in the brown bin. Please do not put any liquids or oils into your brown bin.