Food Waste

Food waste is collected every week.
Households have been provided with a silver caddy for indoor use and a dark-green container for collection by the crews.

Your dark green collection caddy should be at the edge of your property by 6am on collection day.

If you are unsure about your collection day, you can check using the Collection Day Finder

Question	Answer
What can go in your food waste caddy?	It is for cooked and uncooked food waste. Please do not include any liquids View "What can go in the food waste caddy" Printable food waste information sheet (pdf)File Type: Adobe PDF document, File Size:342.00 Kb (50 seconds @ 56K) Opens in a new window
Can I line my caddy?	Yes. Compostable liners are an easy way to keep you caddy clean View "How to Line your Caddy" information (including caddy liner suppliers) Alternatively, newspaper can be used as a lining material.
Where does the food waste go?	Once the food waste has been collected, it will be transported in large quantities for processing. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and In-Vessel Composting (IVC) are both processes that can be used to turn food waste into electricity & soil conditioner and compost respectively.

Residents in Surrey Heath are now recycling more than they throw away