We and the County Council are making changes to the way your food waste is collected so that you can recycle more and we can process it in a cost effective and more environmentally friendly way.
All residents with green-lidded wheelie bins can include food waste with their garden waste.
All you need to do is put peelings and food waste from your plate into your existing green-lidded wheelie bin, and put it out for collection as normal.
Many residents have been asking us when they’ll be able to recycle food waste. That time is now here. Your actions will help to cut down the amount of food waste that ends up in landfill sites. Rotting food in landfill produces methane, which contributes to climate change. As the cost of sending food waste to landfill is increasing, you will help the Council and its residents save money too.
The contents of the green-lidded bin are taken to a special processing plant in Buxton where it is recycled into compost which is used for soil improvement and landscaping.
As well as garden waste you can recycle all your food waste in the green-lidded bin, including:
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Please do not put any of these materials in your green lidded bin:
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It is important that only compostable waste, such as garden waste and food waste, is placed in the green lidded bins. This is because the waste is taken to a specialist composting facility and, if non-compostable items are included, the entire load then has to be hand sorted, which costs the taxpayer a considerable amount of time and money. Furthermore additional costs to the council are incurred as we have to undertake return visits to properties to empty the green lidded bin once the incorrect items have been removed.
If you have placed incorrect items into your green lidded bin you will have received a red sticker on the lid advising you of this and the bin will not have been collected. Please remove the incorrect items and place them into your black bin. We will then return to undertake a collection within five working days.”
You can look here for a full list of what can and cannot be put in the green-lidded bin and other containers.
As with your garden waste, food waste cannot be contained in plastic, because plastic will not break down into compost. Food waste either needs to be placed loosely into the green-lidded bin or wrapped in a sheet of newspaper.
Please do not use biodegradeable shopping bags, as these will not be suitable for our processing plant. Any unacceptable material found in the green-lidded bin may result in the bin not being emptied.
To help residents recycle their food waste you can purchase 7 litre containers with lockable lids. These can be used to store food waste in your kitchen, before transferring it to the green-lidded bin.
The caddies are not available from High Peak Borough Council but can be purchased from local shops and supermarkets (from as little as £2), and on the internet, for example from www.derbyshire.getcomposting.com (External website**). Alternatively, you can use any plastic or cardboard box to transfer your food waste to your green-lidded bin.
If you wish to line your kitchen caddy, you may do so with a sheet of newspaper, or with High Peak Borough Council's approved paper liners. Ten litre liners are required for the seven litre caddy, and 25 litre liners are required for the 23 litre outdoor caddy for residents on bag collections (see below).
| NAME AND ADDRESS OF RETAILER | |
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| Buxton | Nature's Own, 1 High Street |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | Hall's Mica, 116 Market Street |
| This 'N That Discounts, High Street | |
| Chinley | Chinley Stores, 14 Lower Lane |
| Glossop | Charlesworth Village Newsagents, Marple Road |
| Peak of Health, 7 Norfolk Square | |
| Londis Gamesley | |
| Londis Hadfield | |
| Millers Store Ltd, Station Road, Hadfield | |
| Hayfield | Village Store |
| Hope Valley | Hope Post Office, 4 Castleton Road |
| Sickleholme Service Station, Hathersage Road, Bamford | |
| New Mills | J&N News, 149 High Hill Road |
| Whaley Bridge | Fernmoss Pet Supplies, 42b Market St |
These can also be purchased from Healthy Planet Bags at www.healthyplanetbags.co.uk (External website**) or on 020 8207 1234.
Other fully compostable liners are also acceptable. If you wish to use liners other than those made from paper, they MUST display the composting logo and/or the manufacturing standard EN13432. These can now be purchased from many supermarkets and websites, including www.derbyshire.getcomposting.com (External website**).
If you currently have your garden waste collected in clear plastic bags instead of a green-lidded bin, you can also recycle food waste. All households should have been issued with heavy duty paper sacks.
If you wish, you can use a larger 23 litre caddy to keep your food waste in prior to collection. Households must then tip the food waste into their paper sacks ready for collection. These larger caddies are available for free from High Peak Borough Council, contact us to arrange delivery.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.