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.

Delivery of the food waste starter packs (which will include a small counter top caddy, larger outdoor caddy and a roll of bin liners) will take approximately 6 weeks and start from 27 July. Food waste collections will start from 14 September.

Please continue to use your green-lidded bin for your food waste until the new service starts.

More information on the delivery of the caddys will be published here 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• out of date or mouldy food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