Food Caddy roll out

Residents will soon be able to recycle their food waste every week with the launch of new food waste collections from 20 July 2026.

Deliveries of new food waste caddies have begun and will continue over approximately five weeks.

Weekly food waste collections are scheduled to begin on your usual bin collection day, from Monday 20 July onwards, once caddy deliveries have been completed.

The new service, operated jointly by Lichfield District Council and Tamworth Borough Council, will enable residents to recycle a wide range of food waste from their kitchens, helping reduce the amount of waste sent for disposal and increasing recycling rates across the area.

Each household will receive:

• A small kitchen caddy for collecting food waste indoors
• A larger outdoor food waste caddy, to be put out with your normal bins for weekly collection
• A roll of caddy liners
• An information pack explaining how the new service will work and what can be recycled

Food waste makes up a significant proportion of the average household rubbish bin. Once collected, the material will be recycled through anaerobic digestion, where it is used to generate renewable energy and produce fertiliser for agriculture.

Residents will be able to recycle a wide range of food waste, including:

• Fruit and vegetable peelings
• Meat and fish
• Dairy products
• Bread, rice and pasta
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Leftovers and plate scrapings

The introduction of food waste collections follows new government legislation, Simpler Recycling, which requires all councils to provide separate food waste recycling services and forms part of wider efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling rates across both districts.

For more information see Lichfield District Council website: Food waste caddy pack deliveries