We are delivering 5-litre kitchen caddies to flats in phases, starting with those that have communal food waste bins.
You will get a 5-litre indoor caddy and compostable bags. Your communal area will also have a large food waste bin for recycling.
Get started with recycling your food waste
- Store your caddy in the kitchen, either on the countertop or in a cupboard under the sink
- Use a compostable liner and start recycling food waste straight away
- When you are ready, tie the top of your caddy liner and take the tied bag to your communal food waste bin found outside, usually with or near your black sack and recycling bins.
- You can then use another compostable bag to start recycling your food waste again. Make sure not to overload the caddy liner so that it doesn’t split on the way to your communal food waste bin.
- To avoid smells, keep the lid closed and empty it regularly and keep your food waste caddy clean.
Ordering more liners
Use the caddy liners provided in your caddy pack. Additional liners can be obtained from your local library with proof of address, as they are only available to residents of flats. Alternatively, you may purchase your own liners, but ensure they are compostable and display the seedling logo.
Damaged or missing bins
To report a damaged or missing communal food bin, please email recyclemore@brent.gov.uk.
Further information
- If you produce lots of food waste, remember you can empty your caddy as often as required by taking the food waste to your large communal food waste bin, so a second should not be required. Find out ways you can reduce your food waste.
Things to note
- You will know if your block is receiving collections as you may have received your small kitchen caddy and in your communal recycling and waste area there will be either a brown food waste wheelie bin, or a large food waste unit, identifiable with signage
- Caddies are being delivered throughout 2025 in phases and you will receive a letter before delivery with details of what they can and cannot recycle in the communal food waste bin. If you have received a letter but not received a caddy, please look in any communal areas as they may have been placed there when they were delivered. If you still don’t have a caddy, please email recyclemore@brent.gov.uk.