Food scraps

Fruit, vegetable, tea leaves, meat scraps and food leftovers can go in your green bin or home compost. 

Remove teabag tags and fruit stickers as they contain plastic that does not break down in the composting process.

Find out how to manage your food waste to reduce waste. 

Meat and bones

• All meat scraps and small bones can go in your green waste bin. To reduce smell, keep it in your fridge or freezer until bin collection day. 
• Small amounts of meat scraps may be placed in your home compost.
• Dispose of carcasses (dead pets and animals) in your red landfill bin or find other facilities.

Coffee

For help with ground coffee, pods and takeaway cups, check our coffee page.

Oil

For information about how to dispose of household or large quantities of oil, or how to manage clean ups, visit the oil page.