What to do with your food waste caddies

Caddy distribution is now underway

Caddy packs are now being distributed across the district. We expect this process to take six weeks and be completed before the service launches.

You may not receive your caddies until the last week of September. However, if your neighbours have had their caddies but you haven’t, please complete a general enquiry through MyEHDC and choose food waste.

Don’t start using your caddies until the week of your first collection.

So, your food waste caddy pack has been delivered. What now?

The small caddy is for your kitchen; the big one is for outside and is the one that will be emptied by our crews.

Step 1 – take out the instruction leaflet and stickers
Step 2 – look through the instruction leaflet – it’s got information about the service and how it will work
Step 3 – attach the large day-glo sticker to your outdoor caddy. Make sure the surface is clean and dry before applying it, then smooth the sticker down to prevent any bubbles forming underneath
Step 4 – write your house number or name on the bottom of the sticker using a permanent marker, so it’s easy to identify and doesn’t get mixed up with your neighbours'
Step 5 – put the smaller ‘what can go in your kitchen caddy’ sticker on your kitchen caddy
Step 6 – put the ‘no food waste please’ sticker on your refuse (green) bin as a reminder to keep recycling your food waste
Step 7 – DON’T START USING YOUR CADDY YET!

You’ll be able to find out your collection day through MyEHDC from late September.

If you live in a flat, you’ll receive a kitchen caddy, instruction leaflet and sticker and access to a shared food waste bin in your bin store. All you need to do is have a look at the instruction leaflet and put the sticker on your kitchen caddy.