New food waste collection service

We will begin a new, separate, weekly food waste collection service from 2 March 2026.

Container delivery schedule

To prepare for the launch, we will deliver food waste containers to all households during January and February 2026.

Please do not place your food waste containers out for collection before your first collection week, starting 2 March 2026.

Delivery schedules will be available on this page from January 2026.

What you will receive

Each household will receive two food waste containers:

• 5L Indoor Kitchen Caddy
  For collecting food waste inside your home.
• 23L Outdoor Caddy
  Transfer your indoor caddy waste into this larger bin. It will be emptied weekly by our collection crews.

Flats that currently have shared communal bins for refuse and recycling, will receive a shared wheeled bin for food waste. All flats will receive an individual kitchen caddy.

For more information on the new food waste service please visit the 'Food Waste Collection' page.

Food waste collection trial area

A small number of roads will receive the new service one month early as part of a trial. This will help us ensure everything runs smoothly ahead of the full town-wide launch.

If your household is included in the trial area, you will be contacted directly with further details.