What will we get?
Residents will be provided with:
23 Litre (40cm tall) green caddy - to store with your black 240 litre wheeled bin
5 litre (20cm tall) silver caddy - to store in your kitchen
A starter pack of compostable liners (2 rolls)
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- Meat and fish - raw and cooked
- Fruit and vegetables - raw and cooked
- All dairy products such as eggs and cheese
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Uneaten food from your plates and dishes
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Bones
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Your green outside caddy will be emptied every week on the same day and in the same vehicle as your black 240 litre wheeled bin.
So as long as you put your caddy by 7am on your collection day it will be emptied.
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Your green outside food waste container needs to be put out next to your black 240 litre wheeled bin on your collection day each week.
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- Store your silver caddy somewhere convenient for you such as your kitchen
- Put a compostable bag in your silver container
- Start emptying your food waste into the compostable bag
- When the bag is full, tie the top off and take the bag to your outside green caddy
- Move the handle to the back of the container to unlock and place bag into the caddy
- Close the lid and lock it by moving the handle to the front and start the process over again
For more detail on how to use the caddies visit the how do I use my caddy page.
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What if I run out of bags?
If households have run out of bags they can request one roll per household whilst stocks last.
If you require a new roll please contact City Direct.
Households can also buy new bags available from various supermarkets.
Sainsburys
Compostable tie top caddy bin liner x 20 - £2.00
Asda
Biobag Caddy Bag x 25 - £2.94
Landsaver 100% Compostable Caddy Liners with tie top x 20 - £2.03
Morrisons
Landsaver 100% Compostable Caddy Liners with tie top x 20 - £2.03
Caddiesandliners.co.uk
Cornstarch Biobag Kitchen Caddy Liners x 25 - Pack of three rolls = £10.49 (free delivery)
Gardeningdelights.com
Biobags, biodegradable and compostable bags x 50 - 1 roll = £3.75 (plus £3 delivery)
Alternatively you can use supermarket carrier bags or normal pedal bin liners. (Please note, reusable carrier bags can not be used as they will not be accepted by the processing plant).
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The green caddies are lockable so vermin won't be able to get in and we empty your green caddies, which are kept outside, every week to reduce the risk of smells.
Your food waste will actually be in your kitchen for less time if you use your caddy than if you kept it in your normal kitchen bin.
Also we shall be providing you with compostable liners, reducing the risk of smells and vermin even more.
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Home composting is still the best way to deal with your uncooked food waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings and we urge you to continue home composting.
However, the new food waste collections will help you recycle the food that you can't put in your compost bin such as meat, fish, bones and any cooked food or leftovers.
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Once collected from your home your food waste will be bulked and taken for recycling. The food waste will be specially treated using a process known as Anaerobic Digestion (AD).
An AD is just like a giant composter and is used as a source of renewable energy through the gas that is given off during the process, which is then made into electricity and heat.
The process also produces fertiliser, high in nutrients, which can be used back on farmland to grow more food and keep soil healthy.
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By recycling food waste it produces useful products that mean less fossil fuels are used. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions such as methane and carbon dioxide and helps the environment.
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Studies have shown that even people who claim not to waste any food still throw away on average over 3kg of food waste every week.
The collections are not just for edible food - we take any food including inedible items such as bones, peelings, teabags and food that has gone off.
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Yes, it's all food waste but no animal bedding or droppings (faeces) please.
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If flats currently have the use of green boxes and bags for their recycling they will be provided with the food waste containers the same as households.
If flats have red bins for recycling they will not be receiving food waste recycling in 2011 with the households.
The Partnership is looking to introduce food waste recycling to those flats in the future.
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Contact us
For more information you can contact us using our online form or by:
e-mail: city.direct@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 551155
Minicom: 01902 555554
Fax: 01902 551195
Write to:
City Direct
Customer and Shared Services
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RL