Why should I prioritise putting food waste in my brown bin?
There has been some confusion over the suggestion that residents should prioritise food waste into the bin. It is not necessary to wait until the bin is due to be collected before putting in either food waste, cardboard or garden waste. We are suggesting people make sure that, as they fill their bin, they try to leave enough space to get in all their food waste, then all their cardboard, with garden waste the third priority. If there is any garden waste left over, we would prefer people to compost it at home. Prioritising in this way is particularly important at the time of year when some people with larger gardens have a lot of green waste. Food waste when sent to landfill creates the most methane and that is why that should be the top priority.
