Food waste

Preparations are underway to commence separate weekly food waste collections in the High Peak. Once the service starts residents will need to present any food waste separately from garden waste in the caddy provided. We anticipate the delivery of the additional food waste caddy for each each household to start later this Summer.

Please continue to put your food waste in your green-lidded bin until the new collection service starts. More information will be provided soon.

We can only compost...

• uneaten food and plate scrapings
• tea bags and coffee grounds
• out of date or mouldy food
• raw and cooked meat, including bones
• raw and cooked fish, including bones
• dairy products such as cheese
• eggs and egg shells
• rice, pasta and beans
• baked goods such as bread, cakes and pastries
• fruit and vegetables including raw and cooked vegetables and peelings

Remember

• remove all food from its packaging
• make sure your caddy liners meet the EN13432 standard and show the compostable "seed" logo

We can't compost...

• non food products including nappies
• packaging of any kind
• liquids such as milk - these may leak causing spillages