What do you do with your food and garden waste?
Reduce Your Food Waste
If you have a lot of food waste that could have been avoided, ideas like planning weekly meals, freezing leftovers and getting portion sizes right could help. Click here for more information to help you Love Food and Hate Waste.
Home Composting
Composting at home is a great way to reduce the amount of food that is sent for disposal.
It’s also fantastic for utilising your garden waste too and turning them into rich, nutritious FREE compost. There a number of different types of composters that can be used depending on the size of your garden and how much organic waste you produce.
Household Food and Garden Waste Collections
Most councils across Devon provide a food and garden waste collection from your household.
Click here to find out if you local council provides a food and garden waste collection service.
What happens to it after it has been collected will vary depending on whether they are collected together or separately.
You can find out more information on what happens to your garden, food waste and recycling here.
