Recycling my food waste

What should I line my caddy with?

• Plastic bags bought on a roll, for example, pedal bin liners

• Old carrier bags

• Bags that food has been bought in, for example, salad bags, cereal bags or bread bags

• Newspaper

Please note: the front or lid of many silver and green caddies will contain the text 'no plastic bags'. This policy has now changed and you can use plastic bags to line your caddy.

Please note: that you cannot use black bin liners as these could be confused with general waste.

When your caddy is full, transfer the contents to your larger outside food-waste collection container. Please do not put the small caddy inside the green caddy.

Outside food-waste collection bin

We collect food waste every week from your 23 litre green food waste container (or communal bin in some properties). This should be presented next to your wheeled bin for collection at your designated collection point by 6.30am on the scheduled collection day.

Do you need a new caddy?

If you need either a new silver caddy or green outdoor container please let us know by emailing the Customer Services Team at customerservices@guildford.gov.uk or by collecting one from our local parish collection points.

Where can I dispose of my broken caddy?

Residents can bring their broken silver and green caddies to our depot. They will be recycled as hard plastics.

As you enter our depot, there is a broken caddy drop-off point, next to the recycling bring banks.

Please use the turnaround before stopping to drop off your caddy. The depot itself is not open to the public for safety reasons.

Please do not place broken caddies in your green recycling bin as they will contaminate your bin.

Please avoid placing broken caddies in your black refuse bin as they are likely to be put into landfill.

Depot address

Guildford Borough Council,
Woking Road Depot,
Woking Road,
Guildford,
Surrey, GU1 1QE   

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.