What your bins and food waste caddies will look like

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About new bins and food waste caddies

Households will get the following new bins and food waste caddies for new waste collections.

You can view demonstration versions of the wheelie bins at our information offices in Lymington, Lyndhurst, New Milton and Ringwood.

Green-lid wheelie bin for recycling (240 litre)

Your recycling bin will be collected on the alternate week to your rubbish collection. We will collect your recycling bin every 2 weeks.

Black-lid wheelie bin for rubbish (180 litre)

Your rubbish will be collected on the alternate week to your recycling. We will collect your rubbish bin every 2 weeks.

Brown outdoor food waste caddy (23 litre)

We will collect food waste from your brown outdoor food waste caddy every week.

Grey indoor food waste caddy (5 litre)

Your grey indoor food waste caddy is for storing food waste in the kitchen.

Residents using different waste containers

If you live in a flat, share communal bins, or we have assessed your property as unsuitable for wheelie bins, the waste containers you use for the new service may be different.

You can use our online tool to view when your new waste collections start and which waste containers your property will use. Find out when the new waste collections will start for your household. Please note, this information is still pending for a small number of properties which have required further assessment.

We are aiming to have finalised assessments for all properties by the end of February 2025. Before your new waste collections start we will write to you with more details including which waste containers your property will use and your start date.

Dimensions for bins and food waste caddies

The following dimensions have been provided by our supplier for new bins and food waste caddies. You can use the dimensions if you are planning to create a storage area for your bins and food waste caddies.

Green-lid wheelie bin for recycling (240 litre)

height (lid closed), 107cm
width, 58cm
depth, 72cm

Black-lid wheelie bin for rubbish (180 litre)

height, 105cm
width from the base including wheels, 58cm
width (top lid), 54cm
depth, 65cm

Brown outdoor food waste caddy (23 litre)

height, 41cm
width, 32cm
depth, 40cm

Grey indoor food waste caddy (5 litre)

height, 27cm
width, 19cm
depth, 21cm

How to use your new bins and food waste caddies

Before your new waste collections start, there will be lots of guidance to help you use your new bins and food waste caddies. When you food waste caddies are delivered, you will get a leaflet with this information.

Soon, we will update our website with a new collection policy for the new waste service. This will include details on how to put bins and food waste caddies out for collections. Please check back soon for updates.

Grey indoor food waste caddy

Use your grey indoor food waste caddy to collect food waste in the kitchen. Once your indoor food waste caddy is full or it's time for your food waste collection, transfer food waste to your brown outdoor food waste caddy.

Food waste caddy liners

It's a good idea to line your food waste caddy, so it's easier to transfer it to your brown outdoor food waste caddy.

When we deliver your food waste caddies you'll get an initial supply of food waste caddy liners (1 roll of 52 sacks).

Once your initial supply of food waste caddy liners is used up, you can use plastic bags you would otherwise throw away (like bread or salad bags), newspaper, or liners.

Before your new waste collections start, we will provide more guidance on food waste caddy liners.

Brown outdoor food waste caddy

When it's time for your weekly food waste collection, or your grey indoor food waste caddy is full, transfer the food waste to the larger brown outdoor food waste caddy.

If we let you know you're using communal bins for food waste collections, you'll transfer food waste from your indoor caddy to your food waste communal bin.

More information about using food waste caddies

Find out more about New food waste collections

How to apply for a different size bin

Eligible households will be able to apply for a larger or smaller bin.

To encourage recycling, we will collect extra recycling if you need us to.

Within the next few weeks we will update our website with a new collection policy for the new waste service.

This will include details on criteria for different size bins, and how and when we will collect extra recycling. Please check back soon for updates.

If you have purchased your own bin

If you have purchased your own bin, you may want to keep it and re-purpose it, or donate it to a local community group.

Links to local reuse groups are available on Hampshire County Council's Smart Living website (hants.gov.uk).