New food waste kitchen caddy trial

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 working with British circular-homewares company ReBorn to trial a new kitchen food-waste caddy. ReBorn designed the caddy and manufactures it in England using recycled UK materials and we providing it to selected households and evaluating how it affects food-waste recycling.

Your current recycling

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Why is the caddy different

• Cleaner design
• Smooth interior for quick, hygienic cleaning
• Secure, easy-open lid to lock in odours
• Includes 26 compostable food-waste liners, specially sized to fit the caddy
• 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.

1. You recycle your plastic in your recycling bin
2. We collect your recycling bin and take it to a sorting centre in Enfield
3. Plastics are separated from other recyclables, which are then sent to specialist recycling facilities
4. Plastics are recycled into pellets, along with other UK plastic waste
5. ReBorn uses these recycled pellets to make the new kitchen caddy in England

79% lower carbon footprint

ReBorn’s approach of using UK recycled-materials and local manufacturing results in 79% lower carbon emissions than comparable products made from virgin plastic and imported from the Far East.
(Source Brunel University London 2024)

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 or communal bin
• 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:

1. remove the ring and push liner through ring
2. fold liner over edges and pull the liner through the T shape cut out to lock in place
3. push the ring into place

To hang the multihook over a cupboard door:

1. attach multihook over door
2. hook the bin handle onto the multihook
3. bin hangs securely over the door

To screw the multihook into a wall:

1. align multihook and screw into surface
2. hook the bin handle onto the multihook
3. 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.

Have your say on food waste

We will tell you how to give us more detailed feedback soon.