In your food waste bin you can put:
- fruit and vegetables
- meat, fish and bones
- teabags and coffee grounds
- bread, pasta and rice
- eggs and dairy products
- leftover food
- pet food
For more information see food waste recycling on the North London Waste Authority website.
If yours is lost, broken or you need a new one, you can order a new food waste bin.
Small kitchen food waste bin
This small black (sometimes brown) food bin is for household use and can be kept in your kitchen.
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Green food waste bin
The green food bin is for household use and should be used to empty your kitchen food waste in and place outside for collection.
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Communal food waste bins
The black or sometimes brown kitchen food waste bin can also be emptied in a larger communal food bin.
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Estate food waste bins
A black wheelie bin with a brown lid is for shared food waste use on an estate.
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