Household food bin calculator

When we work together, small changes to our daily habits can make a big difference to you and the environment. Use our calculator below to see the impact of your food waste.

Food Waste

Food waste is collected from the food waste caddy weekly. Food waste can be loose, wrapped in paper or you can line the caddy with plastic or compostable bags.

Please be mindful that the only packaging that should go in your food waste caddy is the liner you have used to contain the food waste.

What Happens to Food Waste?

Food waste collected from households across the district is taken to Severn Trent Green Power's anaerobic digestion facility in Coleshill, North Warwickshire.

At the facility, the waste is processed using anaerobic digestion (AD) — a natural process where organic material is broken down by micro-organisms in a sealed, oxygen-free environment.

This process produces two valuable products:

• Biogas, which is used to generate renewable energy such as electricity and heat
• Digestate, a nutrient-rich material that can be used as a biofertiliser in agriculture

By recycling your food waste in this way, we reduce the amount sent to landfill and help create clean energy and sustainable resources.

Home Composting

You may wish to consider composting at home. Discounted compost bins are available from Warwickshire County Council.

Contact

• Email: info@stratford-dc.gov.uk
• Telephone: 01789 260616