| Topic: | Re:food caddies | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 31/03/26 22:29:00 |
| This is very disappointing as the cooler part of the year is a good time to get the hang of using the locking food waste caddy in preparation for the hotter months when if you are mixing food waste with your other waste it will make all your bagged waste drip with binbag tea, smell, and attract: rats, mice, squirrels, cats, dogs, foxes, crows, magpies - just about any or every scavenger you can imagine. These creatures will rip open the bags because the food waste has not been separated and spread it around with thr hrlp ofvthecwind snd of traffic and when the weather is hot it will start to stink to high heaven. If you separate the food waste for your weekly food waste collection putting it in the lockable food caddy, keep it in the shade if you can, and when you put it out for collection wedge it against a wall, hang it on a railing or put something heavy on top to deter foxes from dragging it off along the road while they try to unlock it. Keeping the bin closed and rinsing it between collections will deter flies. A quick slosh of strong smelling bleach or disinfectant also helps with this. Some people use special compostable bags to line the food waste bin and others use newspaper. It may be that there are some properties where landlords and landlords' agents have not provided the waste bins and containers or space necessary together with the information for the incoming tenants - and yhose trnants need yo br encouraged to order containers from the Council. If you see exactly what you are wasting foodwise you will find you can save money with a bit of tweaking of your shopping, storing and cooking habits. I think the Councillor with responsibility for the environment is Cllr Judi Gasser. Email her for help or any of your local Councillors. This may or may not be the best time just before an election. You may even be able to get a Recycling Officer to come and give a talk to a group of residents. Or even arrange a tour of the Wandsworth Recycling facility. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Changes to recycling | 27/03/26 00:21:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Changes to recycling | 27/03/26 11:03:00 | Alexander MacLeod |
| Reply | 27/03/26 12:35:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Reply | 27/03/26 14:16:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
| Re:Re:Reply | 27/03/26 15:19:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Reply | 28/03/26 12:28:00 | Alexander MacLeod |
| Re:Changes to recycling | 28/03/26 07:29:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Changes to recycling | 28/03/26 08:29:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Re: "Simpler Recycling" | 29/03/26 22:42:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Changes to recycling | 29/03/26 23:19:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re: Your Waste Authority is Western Riverside: ie WRWA | 30/03/26 17:31:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re: Wandsworth Kerbside Recycling Info Updated Today! | 30/03/26 17:59:00 | Philippa Bond |
| food caddies | 31/03/26 09:35:00 | Adam Tripp |
| Re:food caddies | 31/03/26 22:29:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:food caddies | 01/04/26 16:41:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:food caddies | 01/04/26 17:12:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re: "Simpler Recycling" (which was initiated by the Conservatives) | 31/03/26 14:24:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re: "Simpler Recycling" (which was initiated by the Conservatives) | 02/04/26 12:05:00 | Peter Higgins |
| Re:Re:Re: "Simpler Recycling" (which was initiated by the Conservatives) | 03/04/26 11:43:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re: "Simpler Recycling" (which was initiated by the Conservatives) | 07/04/26 22:17:00 | Philippa Bond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Repair Cafes went to the Houses of Parliament recently | 09/04/26 16:25:00 | Philippa Bond |