Food waste
Too many food scraps still end up in the rubbish bin because people think food waste recycling is messy or inconvenient.
We want to change that. That’s why we are trialling a new and improved kitchen caddy designed to make food waste recycling easier, cleaner and more convenient.
Every banana skin, tea bag and leftover meal that is recycled helps protect the environment and is turned into electricity to power your home.
We are trialling a new caddy to help us turn more food waste into a valuable resource instead of throwing it away.
The benefits
- Cleaner design
- Smooth interior for quick, hygienic cleaning
- Secure, easy-open lid to lock in odours
- Caddy liner holder to stop liner from falling into the caddy
- Dishwasher safe
- Integrated carry handle for easy emptying
- Door or wall hook included
Not just a better caddy
The new caddy is not just a better caddy – it is also made from plastic recycled by Enfield residents. The whole process is completed in England.
- You recycle your plastic in your recycling bin
- We collect your recycling bin and take it to a sorting centre in Enfield
- Plastics are separated from other recyclables, which are then sent to specialist recycling facilities
- Plastics are recycled into plastic pellets
- Plastic pellets are used to make the new caddy
Keeping all recycling and manufacturing in UK, saves 79% of carbon emissions.
How to use your caddy
- If you are part of the trial area we will automatically deliver your new food waste kitchen caddy and instruction leaflet
- Don’t forget to look inside the caddy for the roll of caddy liners, hook and information
- Read the leaflet to check what you can and can’t recycle in your new caddy and start recycling your food waste, or see Brown food waste bins.
- Need an external caddy to start recycling? To order one now, see Get a replacement bin or sacks.
- Collect your food waste in kitchen caddy. Once almost full tie the liner and place in your outdoor caddy
- Remember to lock your outdoor caddy once you have placed your food waste inside, by moving the handle fully forward. Put out your locked food caddy by 5:30am each collection day
- Let us know your thoughts, see below
How to get the best from your new caddy
To line your caddy:
- remove the ring and push liner through ring
- fold bag over edges and pull the bag through the T shape cut out to lock in place
- push the ring into place
To hang the multihook over a cupboard door:
- attach multihook over door
- hook the bin handle onto the multihook
- bin hangs securely over the door
To screw the multihook into a wall:
- align multihook and screw into surface
- hook the bin handle onto the multihook
- bin hangs securely over the door
Tell us your thoughts
If you have any early thoughts about the caddy, you can tell us by completing an online form.
We will tell you how to give us more detailed feedback soon.