What you can put in your food scraps bin

​Items you can put in your food scraps bin

• Fruit and vegetable scraps, including peelings, cores, stalks and skin.
• Bread, pasta and rice.
• Dairy products.
• Meat bones and scraps, including fat trimmings.
• Fish bones and scraps, including shellfish shells.
• Egg shells.
• Coffee grounds and tea bags.
• Indoor cut flowers.
• Paper towels and tissues.

Items you cannot put in your food scraps bin

• Garden waste like weeds, lawn clippings or hedge trimmings.
• Plastic bags.
• Disposable food containers (including compostable items).
• Cigarette butts.
• Soil or rocks.
• Cloth and clothing.
• Food wrapping, including cling film, waxed paper or aluminium foil.
• Nappies and sanitary products.
• Pet waste.
• Liquids or chemicals.