HOW TO RECYCLE FOOD WASTE IN YOUR WEEKLY GREEN BIN Step one Step two Step three Collect food waste in a separate container Contact us for a kitchen caddy or repurpose any container with a lid. Empty food waste into the green bin regularly Food goes into the bright green-lidded bin with any garden waste. Put the green bin out weekly to be emptied You can layer food waste with garden waste and other dry materials such as newspaper or pea straw hay. Vegetable and fruit scraps Seafood scraps and shells Food waste wrapped in newspaper Used paper towel and tissues Garden waste Meat scraps and bones Dairy leftovers and egg shells No plastic, compostable or biodegradable bags Bread, pasta, cereal and rice Biodegradable and compostable bags can’t be used in green bins. They are sent to landfill. Bentleigh. Bentleigh East. Brighton East. Carnegie. Caulfield. Elsternwick. Gardenvale. Glen Huntly. McKinnon. Murrumbeena. Ormond. St Kilda East. You can wrap food waste in newspaper, paper towel or small paper bags. Please do not use plastic bags or compostable liners.