{"id":842247,"date":"2026-03-22T06:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/842247\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T06:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:21:46","slug":"full-list-of-what-you-can-and-cant-put-in-blog-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/842247\/","title":{"rendered":"full list of what you can and can\u2019t put in \u2013 Blog Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food waste collections are returning to Preston in the coming weeks after more than a decade since they were scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>Preston City Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2026\/02\/new-food-waste-bins-start-to-be-delivered-across-preston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started to deliver grey caddy bins<\/a> to households across the city from late February.<\/p>\n<p>Collections, which are weekly, will begin from Monday 20 April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2026\/01\/councils-granted-more-time-to-start-food-waste-collections-but-preston-on-track-for-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Councils granted more time to start food waste collections but Preston on track for April<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who receives a caddy is being asked to store them away until the collections start and not to begin using them immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Two bins are being delivered, a smaller kitchen unit caddy and a second larger outdoor caddy which has a lockable bin lid to stop rodents and vermin.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a run through of what can be put into the food waste bins and what can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can recycle into your food waste bin the following<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vegetable peelings<\/li>\n<li>Baked goods<\/li>\n<li>Fruit<\/li>\n<li>Rice, beans and pasta<\/li>\n<li>Egg shells<\/li>\n<li>Tea bags<\/li>\n<li>Coffee grounds<\/li>\n<li>Raw and cooked meat or fish, including small bones<\/li>\n<li>Pet food<\/li>\n<li>Uneaten food and plate scrapings<\/li>\n<li>Mouldy and out of date food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can you not put in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oil or liquid fat<\/li>\n<li>Liquids such as milk or juice<\/li>\n<li>Any non-food products such as cutlery, general waste, food packaging such as tubs, trays or foils, napkins, wipes, kitchen roll or any compostable or biodegradable packaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-16-at-15.55.06-9-720x540.jpeg\" alt=\"Councillor Freddie Bailey with the food waste caddies Pic: Blog Preston\" class=\"wp-image-262481\"  \/>Councillor Freddie Bailey with the food waste caddies Pic: Blog Preston<\/p>\n<p>The grey food caddy is due to be collected each week alongside either the black general waste bin or recycling bin collections which are both fortnightly.<\/p>\n<p>There is no charge for the service which is being brought in as part of a UK-wide push for households to recycle more food waste and stop it going to landfill.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more information about the food waste collections on the <a href=\"https:\/\/preston.gov.uk\/article\/12115\/Food-waste-collection\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/preston.gov.uk\/article\/12115\/Food-waste-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">city council\u2019s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support Blog Preston<\/strong>: Keep our community reporting going and view the website without any adverts too.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/memberships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for a membership today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay updated:<\/strong>\u00a0Keep in touch directly with the latest headlines from Blog Preston,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFnaP3HgZWdNB6IR41U\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">join our WhatsApp channel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/irNrXU\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe for our twice-a-week email newsletter<\/a>. 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