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• Out of date food not in its packaging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

As some outlets start to re-open following the coronavirus lockdown, how you get a new food waste caddy will depend on your location.

Residents of Wokingham and Woodley can collect a new food waste caddy from Wokingham library, Woodley library or Woodley Town Council. 

All other residents should contact us, providing their full address and confirming they wish to receive a food waste caddy. We will then arrange delivery. Deliveries are only taking place exceptionally until outlets re-open, at which point deliveries will stop.

We will update this page as we are notified of other outlets re-opening.  

Where to get food waste liners from   

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.

As some outlets start to re-open following the coronavirus lockdown, how you get food waste liners will depend on your location.

Residents of Wokingham and Woodley can collect food waste liners from Wokingham library, Woodley library or Woodley Town Council. 

All other residents should continue lining their caddies with other plastic bags, newspaper or kitchen towel, or leaving their caddy unlined until a local outlet is open for them to collect food waste liners from. Unfortunately we are unable to deliver these liners.

We will update this page as we are notified of other outlets re-opening.