Food & Drink
Compostible Food/Drink Packaging
- Do not place in Brown Garden Waste Bin.
- Whilst these items are biodegradabe, they are unsuitable for producing commercial grade compost such as our own Discovery Compost which is certified to PAS 100 standards. These items could lower the quality of our compost.
- Do not place in Food Waste Caddies.
- The anaerobic digestion system we use does not break this material down.
Home Composting
Cutlery (Wooden)
- Do not place in Brown Garden Waste Bin.
- Whilst these items are biodegradable, they are unsuitable for producing commercial grade compost such as our own Discovery Compost which is certified to PAS 100 standards. Some types of wood can take longer to decompose which could lower the quality of our compost.
If you have your own Home Composting Bin
Kitchen Knives
- Can be recycled at Riverside or Baldovie recycling centres via the scrap metal container.
- Can be disposed of via the Grey non-recyclable waste bin.
- To avoid injury or harm we would ask that the blade of the knife is wrapped with cardboard, bubble wrap or something similar before placing in the bin.
Cutlery (Plastic)
- Not currently recycled.
- Do not place in Burgundy recycling bins.
- Place in Grey non-recyclable waste bin.
Boxes (Cardboard Take Aways - e.g. Pizza, Fish & Chips)
- Not currently recycled. (grease and oils from food contaminate the cardboard making it difficult to recycle)
- Place in Grey non-recyclable waste bin.
Coffee pods
- Not currently recycled via kerbside collections, recycling points or Riverside/Baldovie recycling centres.
- Do not place in Burgundy recycling bins.
Recycle via Podback - Coffee Pod Recycling Service:
Containers (Polystyrene e.g. take away)
- Not currently recycled.
- Place in Grey non-recyclable waste bin
Cartons (Tetra-paks - a type of plasticised cardboard carton)
Typically used for storing liquids such as milk, soup, fruit juice, tomatoes etc. Tetra Pak - 75% paperboard, 20% of polyethylene and 5% of aluminium.
- Rinse out & squash.
- Place in Burgundy Recycling Bins.
- Do not place in blue paper & cardboard bins.
Coffee grinds
- Place in food waste caddy.