Food Waste Recycling
Approximately one third of the general waste bin comprises food waste. This service will seek to remove this waste from the general waste bin.
The following food waste will be collected;
- Dairy
- Meat and bones
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Rice and pasta
- Fish
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
What should not be placed in the food waste bin?
Please do not place the following items into your food waste bin:
- General waste
- Food packaging
- Oils
- Liquids
- Pet Litter/Animal bedding
How can I reduce my food waste?
For hints and tips on how to reduce food waste, please visit the Love Food, Hate Waste website.
The free LFHW app allows you to easily keep track of food planning, shopping, cooking meals and making the most of leftovers. It also has lots of great recipe ideas and tips for using forgotten foods and leftovers to make great tasting meals.
Where can I obtain a food waste caddy?
Food caddies and compostable liners can currently be collected, free of charge, from the following locations:
| Drumchapel Library 65 Hecla Avenue Glasgow G15 8LX | Anniesland Library 833 Crow Road Glasgow G13 1LE | Maryhill Library 1508 Maryhill Road Glasgow G20 9AD |
| Knightswood Library 27 Dunterlie Avenue Glasgow G13 3BB | Whiteinch Library 14 Victoria Park Drive South Glasgow G14 9RL | Castlemilk Library |
| Couper Institute Library 84-86 Clarkston Road Glasgow G44 3DA | Gorbals Library 180 Crown Street Glasgow G5 9XD | Govanhill Library 170 Langside Road Glasgow G42 7JU |
| Langside Library 2 Sinclair Drive Glasgow G42 9QE | Pollok Library Pollok Civic Realm Cowglen Road Glasgow G53 6EN | Pollokshaws Library 60 Shawbridge Street Glasgow G43 1RW |
| Pollokshields Library 30 Leslie Street Glasgow G41 2LF | Elder Park Library 228A Langside Road Glasgow G51 3TZ | Mitchell Library North Street Glasgow G3 7DN |
| Shettleston Library 154 Wellshot Road Glasgow G32 7AX | Royston Library 61 Royston Road Glasgow G21 2QW | Riddrie Library 1020 Cumbernauld Road Glasgow G33 2QF |
Dennistoun Library | Parkhead Library 64 Tollcross Road Glasgow G31 4XA | T.U.R.F Neighbourhood Hub |
Penilee Community Centre | Baillieston Library 141 Main Street Glasgow G69 6AA | Springburn Library Kay Street Glasgow G21 1JY |
| The Bridge 1000 Westerhouse Road Glasgow G34 9JW | Bridgeton Library | Hillhead Library 348 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8AP |
Partick Library | Possilpark Library 127 Allander Street Glasgow G22 5JJ | Woodside Library 343 St Georges Road Glasgow G3 6JR |
Food waste collection for houses
Residents within houses and four-in-a-block, that are part of the managed weekly collection service and present their bins on the kerbside, can place food waste into the brown bin. This bin also collects garden waste and is collected every two weeks, 12 months of the year.
Please see attached film for further information on the food waste collection service from houses.
Food waste collection from flats and tenements
New service arrangements have been introduced across the city, which seeks to address persistent issues of contamination of food waste bins with other kinds of waste and also address access and risk problems for our collection teams.
The new service was successfully trialled in North West Glasgow in August, 2020 and has since been introduced in North East Glasgow in December, 2020 and South Glasgow in February 2021.
As part of the arrangement, an enhanced network of publicly-sited food waste bins has been created for residents at addresses where access or contamination has been an issue. Bin contamination prevents any food waste from recycled and forces it to be treated as general waste, which is a much more costly process for the council.
Food waste collection from multi-storey premises
Residents within multi-storey premises are provided a large 500 litre grey bin. This will predominantly be located adjacent to the existing recycling bins around the curtilage of the building. One 500 litre bin is provided per block and the bin is serviced weekly.
Please see attached film for further information on the food waste collection service from multi-storey premises.
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