Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Frequently Asked Questions: Household waste - rubbish collections

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Household waste - rubbish collections FAQs

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Can I still use my home compost bin?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Where do I put the bin for collection?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Can I use carrier bags to line my kitchen caddy?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: If I put extra food out for collection by the bin will this be collected?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Can I put my house number on the collection bin?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Can I wash the caddy and collection bin using cleaning products?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Won’t the food waste attract animals?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: I took part in the Food Waste Trial in 2007 and still have a bin and caddy – what do I do with them?

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: Can I use newspaper to wrap the food waste into small individual parcels?

Answer:

Yes this is absolutely ok - some residents prefer to wrap their food waste directly in newspaper to create small packets that can be placed directly into the outside collection bin. This helps keep the bins clean. Both the newspaper and food waste can be composted and newspaper is a natural deodoriser.

Q: Blue Food Waste Bin Scheme: How do I order a replacement bin?

Q: Black Refuse Sack Scheme: What happens if I run out of black refuse sacks?

Q: Black Refuse Sack Scheme: How do I dispose of pet litter?

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