Question: Can you give examples of Waste allowed in my Organic Brown Bin?

  • Kitchen Food Scraps.
  • Plate Scrapings, fruit and vegetables.
  • Meat, fish, poultry and bones.
  • Tea Bags, coffee grinds and paper filters.
  • Breads, cakes and biscuits.
  • Soups and sauces.
  • Eggs and dairy products, out of date food.(no plastic packing)
  • Paper napkins and paper towels.
  • Compostable Bags/sheets of newspaper only (for wrapping)
  • Food-soiled cardboard or paper. (no coated paper please)
  • Plant trimmings (up to finger sized twigs), grass clippings and leaves.
  • Cut flowers, old plants, moss and weeds (not sprayed with weed killer).

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