Food waste bins

Food waste recycling options

Residents in Pendle will be given weekly food collections from 2026, as part of a national recycling scheme.

To help us plan how to provide this service we want your views on the waste containers you would like to use to recycle food waste. The result from the poll will help us decide what we give to all residents.

We will provide either a:

  1. Single large outdoor food waste caddy (dark green 23 litre outdoor caddy)

    Or,
  2. Large outdoor and a small indoor food waste caddy (grey 5 litre internal caddy and dark green 23 litre outdoor caddy)

Please let us know your views by 20 August.

By April 2025 all businesses employing more than 10 staff in England must arrange for the separate collection of food waste. Businesses do not have to have weekly collections.

Image examples

Small grey 5 litre caddy (left) and larger dark green 23 litre caddy (right)

Side on view of small 5 litre grey food waste caddy with handle up on left next to larger 23 litre dark green caddy with handle up on right.

Small grey 5 litre caddy (left) and larger dark green 23 litre caddy (right)

Opinion poll

Let us know what you would prefer for recycling food waste? The results will help us decide what we provide for all residents.

Total votes: 1043 | Results | Past polls

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