Food Recycling
Food waste that is sent to landfill doesn’t harmlessly breakdown. It has a big impact on the environment as it rots and releases methane. However, it’s not all bad news as many of us will be able to recycle our food waste: here are a series of short videos to help you find out why it’s so important to recycle your food waste.
Food recycling tips
We’ve got tips from a wide range of people. Whether they live in a flat, a house or a bungalow and whether they have small or large kitchens; they’ve all found ways to really make food recycling work for them.
Food waste recycling made easy!
What do you put in your food waste caddy?
How do you keep your food waste caddy clean?
Top tips for food recycling at home
Stephanie's food recycling tip - use corn starch bin liners
Roisin's food recycling tip - get the kids involved!
Maria's food recycling tip - don't forget to recycle tea bags!
Paul's food recycling tip - use a nice bowl for your food waste!
Julia's food recycling tip - keep your caddy in a cupboard or drawer
Dawn's food recycling tip - use an old plastic pot to collect your food waste
Lynda's food recycling tip - line your bin caddy with kitchen towel
Kat's food recycling tip - line your caddy with newspaper
Dave's food recycling tip - keep your caddy near the dishwasher
How is food recycled
Many councils now collect food waste, which can be recycled in several ways including in-vessel composting (usually used if your food waste and garden waste are mixed together) and Anaerobic Digestion (usually used when food waste is collected separately).
Food Waste - how is it recycled
Making biogas & fertiliser from food waste
How is food waste recycled? Anaerobic digestion
How is food waste recycled? In-vessel composting
Garden Waste - how is it recycled?
The benefits of food waste recycling
In areas where food waste is collected separately and sent to Anaerobic Digestion it can be recycled into energy to power our homes.
