Families across Nantwich and Crewe will start receiving the new Cheshire East Council food caddies from January 6.
It’s part of the authority’s new food waste recycling service and will see caddies rolled out over the next six to eight weeks.
Caddies can be used in the kitchen to collect food waste, which can then be transferred to the garden waste bin for recycling.
Residents can start recycling food waste with their caddy as soon as they receive it.
An initial supply of biodegradable liners will be provided with the caddy. Use of these is optional.
Once the caddy is full, food waste goes directly into the garden waste bin along with garden waste, with or without a liner.
Garden waste bins will be collected every two weeks.
Residents should refer to the new collection calendars that were sent to all households, for details of their collection schedule.
Copies of these calendars can also be downloaded at www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/bins
Cllr Brian Roberts, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for highways and waste, said: “Collected mixed-food and garden waste will be taken to a special processing plant in Crewe, where it will be recycled into compost, which is used in horticulture and agriculture.
“I have been trialling use of the food waste caddy myself for a number of weeks.
“I had a few initial reservations on odour but I am pleased to say these reservations quickly disappeared.
“The system could not be simpler, with no smell from the food waste.
“It also made me really think about how much food I waste and what methods that I could put into place to reduce this.
“We are pleased to offer this new food waste recycling service but continue to encourage residents, to explore ways of reducing food waste though our ‘Love Food, Hate Waste Campaign’.
“We encourage those with space to continue to compost at home with suitable garden and vegetable peelings.
“We also want to thank residents for all they are doing to reduce waste and reuse or recycle where possible.”
Information and reminders about collection changes and the new service will feature on Cheshire East Council’s social media pages @CheshireEastCouncil on Facebook and @CheshireEast on Twitter.
Why not put food waste into compost bin? Because if it’s cooked food waste it should not be put into the compost. However, raw peelings etc are fine.
This is not a normal composter, so ALL FOOD COOKED OR OTHERWISE that has been on the plate in the veg prep or stupidly left to rot in the fridge, or forgotten left overs all goes into the caddy.
That way you are not using the black bin to go to landfill.
Talking of waste….what a waste of more council tax money!
I’ve been putting potatoe feelings, over ripe fruit etc in to my brown bin for years! It’s all compostable you know! Or was someone paid a fortune to think of those (more plastic) bins?
That’s daft as previously the. Bins went to areas of open land where animals could consume them all food left to rot in the open could be potentially dangerous that’s why we were told not do do that jezzzh!!
This is how we recycled in Wales for years much better well done for finally making the effort of effective recycling. Now to concentrate on the dog mess all over the streets maybe should follow Wales again and start on the spot fines.
What a waste of money .just put food waste in garden bin.
I think this is a great idea especially as it is not easy to put your food waste directly into the green bin. Elderly and disabled people especialy will find this so much easiest i myself am disabled so will make use of the food waste caddy. Some people just cant help moaning and dont look at the bigger picture..
Absolute waste of money. Just use an empty ice cream tub with a biodegradable bag ( about £1 for 10 bags). Do Cheshire East really have nothing better to spend our money on. If people really want them then charge £5 – £10 you’ll soon see if people will use them if they’re prepared to pay for them.
A total waste of resources plus creating more plastic waste (the caddy) for future generations to deal with.
Is it too much to ask/too difficult to put food waste into the green bin straight away?
I don’t have a garden, do I leave my caddy with my recycling bin?
Wow , all the extra room we have to find for a useless “plastic” tub when we could just carry it out to the garden waste bin .
Woo! Can’t wait to have one of these adorning the grey and white Italian marble worktops stinking like the evacuated bowel of a skunk’s corpse. It’ll fit in beautifully!
You Muppet it isn’t for the kitchen top. Using mine to store green Lego blocks
Just put food into garden waste , why leave it in a caddy
Why wouldn’t you just put the food in the garden waste bin after each meal
What a waste of money. Why not simply put your food waste into the green bin as it is? Another half thought out bird brained scheme by east Cheshire.
Totally agree, why not just utilise the garden waste bin as it is? Simplicity is the key to success. To be honest a waste disposal unit is the best thing I have ever used where everything goes down the drain.
I appreciate your point but really how many people would go outside and scrape their leftovers directly into the garden bin? At least with a container close by in the kitchen, more people may be willing to participate.