Food & Drink

Compostible Food/Drink Packaging

Forename
Scott
Surname
McLaren

Member for

3 years 5 months
Submitted by Scott McLaren on
  • 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)

Forename
Hamish
Surname
Donaldson
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Member for

3 years 5 months
Submitted by Hamish Donaldson on
  • 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

Forename
Scott
Surname
McLaren

Member for

3 years 5 months
Submitted by Scott McLaren on
  • 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)

Forename
Roy
Surname
Watson

Member for

8 years 4 months
Submitted by Roy Watson on
  • Not currently recycled.
  • Do not place in Burgundy recycling bins.
  • Place in Grey non-recyclable waste bin.

Coffee pods

Forename
Roy
Surname
Watson

Member for

8 years 4 months
Submitted by Roy Watson on
  • 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:

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