Food waste collections

• Line your food waste caddy with the liners we give you or you can use bread bags, newspaper or kitchen towels
  
• Only put loose food waste in the caddy - not the packaging
  
• When it's full, tie up the caddy liner and put it in the outdoor food waste container - residents in flats should transfer caddy liners containing food waste in the red communal bin, stored in the bin store
  
• We'll only collect food waste from the outdoor food waste bin

Can I use a compostable wrapper as a food caddy liner?

Yes. Compostable bags / wrappers can be used as a liner in food waste caddy. However, any liners, including compostable ones, are removed before the food waste enters the anaerobic digestions process and are sent to the Energy from Waste Plant for the energy recovery.

What you can put in the food waste caddy

You can put in:

• All cooked and uncooked food
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Vegetable peelings, banana skins, apple cores
• Pet food
• Out of date food not in its packaging
• Cooking oil in sealed plastic bottle - this needs to be in the outdoor food waste container on collection day
  
  

What you can't put in the food waste caddy

You can't put in:

• Cling film, wrapping and tin foil
• Pots, trays
• Garden waste
• Pet mess, litter or bedding

How can I dispose of compostable packaging?

If you do not compost at home, place your compostable packaging in your blue rubbish bags for disposal.

Collections are weekly at the same time as your rubbish and recycling. 

Make sure you leave it out:

• By 6.30am on the collection day
• On the edge of your property as near to kerb as possible without causing obstruction
  
  

Bank Holidays

Collections may be earlier than normal on bank holidays so put your waste out the night before. 

If your food waste isn't collected you can report it as a missed collection. 

We'll return to collect as long as:

• Your food waste was in the black outdoor container we provide
  
• There was no packaging in with the food waste
• Your food waste was out by 6.30am

Report a missed collection

Where to get a new or replacement food waste caddy

If you're new to the borough or need a replacement you can get food waste caddies from:

• Acorn Community Centre
• Arborfield Parish Council- available to Arborfield residents only
  
• Finchampstead Community House, 17 Billing Avenue, Finchampstead
• Polehampton Court, Twyford RG10 9RR - email polehamptonandtreacher@wokingham.gov.uk to make an appointment for collection 
• Riseley Village Tea Room, Thorn End, Odiham Road Riseley RG7 1SD (opening hours - 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Thursday)
  
• Shinfield Rise Community Flat
• Spring Gardens, Spencers Wood RG7 1BD -  email springandharman@wokingham.gov.uk to make an appointment for collection
• Swallowfield Parish Council - available to Swallowfield residents only
• Swallowfield Post Office and Parish Stores, The Street, Swallowfield, RG7 1QY - open all day
• Wargrave Parish Council
• Winnersh Parish Council - Open Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm. Call the caretaker on 07442 769 600 on arrival
• Wokingham Borough Council- Shute End office
• Woodley Town Council

Where to get food waste liners from

If you're new to the borough or need more caddy liners you can get caddy liners from:

• Acorn Community Centre
• Arborfield Parish Council - available to Arborfield residents only
• Earley Town Council
  
• Finchampstead Community House, 17 Billing Avenue, Finchampstead
• Harwood House, Odiham Road, Riseley RG7 1SD (Swallowfield Parish Council residents only)
• Polehampton Court, Twyford RG10 9RR - email polehamptonandtreacher@wokingham.gov.uk to make an appointment for collection  
• Rogers of Crowthorne         
• Riseley Village Tea Room, Thorn End, Odiham Road Riseley RG7 1SD (opening hours - 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Thursday)
  
• Shinfield Rise Community Flat
• Spring Gardens, Spencers Wood RG7 1BD -  email springandharman@wokingham.gov.uk to make an appointment for collection 
• Swallowfield Parish Council - available to Swallowfield residents only
• Swallowfield Post Office and Parish Stores, The Street, Swallowfield, RG7 1QY - open all day
• Wargrave Parish Council
• Winnersh Parish Council - Open Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm. Call the caretaker on  07442 769 600 on arrival
• Wokingham Town Council- Open between 10am and 2pm, Monday to Saturday
  
• Wokingham Without Parish Council
  
• Woodley Town Council

Food waste caddy liners are not included in the annual blue bin bag delivery. This is because participation is not mandatory and there are alternative options for lining the caddies, as highlighted above.