Information on the BROWN wheelie bin
The BROWN BIN is for any food or garden waste. Waste used to make compost. Each bin is collected on a three week rotation.
Food can be wrapped in sheets of newspaper. Alternatively, you can use Biobag, Greensax or Composac brand compostable bags - no other brands have been found to be suitable at our compost facility.
Please do not put any plastic bags in this bin, as it gets caught in the machinery during composting. If just a few bins are contaminated in this way, the entire refuse truck has to go to landfill, increasing costs.
| The following items MAY be put in the Brown Bin. | |
| Kitchen Waste | Garden Waste |
| Fruit, Vegetables | Grass cuttings |
| Bread | Tree prunings |
| Cheese / Yoghurt / cream | Leaves or weeds |
| Coffee grinds, Tea Bags | Old plants |
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Flowers |
| Gravy / sauce | Moss |
| Egg boxes, egg shells | Paper / Cereal boxes |
|
Plate scrapings |
| Frozen food | |
| The following items MAY NOT be put in the Brown Bin. | |
| Plastic | Rocks / stones / soil |
| Yoghurt cartons | Garden Equipment |
| Tin Foil | Pesticide / Pesticide Containers |
| Metal / Food tins / Drink cans |
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| Aerosols | Paint |
| Toys | Metal |
| Plastic Bags | Weed Killer |
| Polystyrene | Weeds sprayed with weed killer |
| Crockery | Toiletries |
| Nappies | Clothes / Shoes |
| Glass / Bottles / Light bulbs | Sweet Wrappers / Waxed Paper |
| Razors | Juice Cartons / Tetra |
| Batteries | |