Food waste collections in flats
Your caddy and communal bin delivery
Flats would have received a 5-litre internal kitchen caddy and a 140 litre orange-lidded bin in the communal bin store. It is recommended that the internal kitchen caddy is lined with compostable liners. When it is full, the caddy can be emptied into the 140 litre communal bin and the kitchen caddy returned to your kitchen to be refilled with food waste.
Only food waste is acceptable in the communal bin store, no packaging, general refuse or waste of any kind that is not food waste. Please see below a list of acceptable and unacceptable items for food waste collection
Collections
The collection crew will visit your bin store every week on the same day as either your recycling or general waste bin to empty the 140-litre bin.
To see when collection takes place, check your online bin calendar.
For more information on collection services and to receive reminders about collections, Download the Horsham District Council app.
Replacing the liners in the communal bin
The Council will be responsible for replacing the liners in the external communal bins at flats. However, you will need to purchase your own liners for your kitchen caddy once the initial supply from the starter pack has been used.
If you choose not to use liners once your first roll runs out, the food waste can be placed in your kitchen caddy loose, but it could help to keep it clean if you continue to use compostable liners (available in supermarkets), or line it with newspaper or kitchen roll.
If you do not want to use our weekly food waste collection service, you can continue to put all waste in your general waste bin, which is collected every two weeks.
However, we strongly recommend that you make use of the food waste service offered as it will help reduce the amount of general waste you produce and promote the recycling of food materials. By separating your food waste, you can also become more aware of the quantity of food you throw away, which may help you to reduce your food bills.
Further information
Find more information about our new service on the Food waste page.