Food waste
Council offers a range of options for diverting food scraps from landfill. These options include support for home composting, workshops that provide tips and tricks for reducing food waste and a food recycling service for apartment buildings.
Unit blocks with more than 10 units
Council will be rolling out a food recycling service to residents who live in apartment buildings with more than 10 units.
This service is currently scheduled for roll out in 2021.
In the meantime, recycling food waste is possible for everyone in the Inner West. Help to reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill by choosing one of these options:
Check Love Food Hate Waste for more tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Unit blocks with less than 10 units
Council will be rolling out a food recycling service to residents who live in apartment buildings greater than 10 units.
This service is currently scheduled for roll out in 2021.
If your unit block is less than 10 units and shares garbage bins please contact your body corporate/strata or building manager later in 2021 to let them know you would like the complex to participate in Council's food recycling service.
All they have to do is contact Council's Resource Recovery Officer at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au to discuss options for your building. We will then swap one or more garbage bins for food recycling bin (burgundy lid).
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Houses
Council is also looking into food organics solutions for houses and this will be promoted as it becomes available. In the meantime, everyone in the Inner West can recycle their food waste. Help to reduce the amount of food scraps going to landfill by choosing one of these options:
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Unit blocks with more than 10 units
If you live in a block with 10+ units and share garbage bins your complex is eligible for a food recycling service. Keep reading to discover how you can participate in this service.
If you don't have burgundy lid bins
Please contact your body corporate/strata or building manager. Let them know you would like the complex to participate in Council's food recycling service.
All they have to do is contact Council's Resource Recovery Officer at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au to discuss options for your building.
We will then swap one or more garbage bins for food recycling bin (burgundy lid).
If you have burgundy lid bins
- Talk with your body corporate/strata or building manager about how to use the food recycling service.
- If your unit doesn't have a kitchen bench top bin or compostable bags you can order one online.
Order a bench top caddy and/or compostible bags
- Once you received your free kitchen bench top bin and bags, you are ready to start recycling your food waste.
We have lots of information to help you get started and also tips and tricks to make the most of your food recycling service.
How to recycle your food waste
- Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
- Do you have any questions? See if we can answer them here:
Food waste service FAQs
Unit blocks with less than 10 units
If your unit block shares garbage bins but does not have a food waste bin, please contact your body corporate/strata or building manager.
Let them know you would like the complex to participate in Council's food recycling service.
All they have to do is contact Council's Resource Recovery Officer at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au to discuss options for your building. We will then swap one or more garbage bins for food recycling bin (burgundy lid).
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Houses
Council is also looking into food organics solutions for houses and this will be promoted as it becomes available. In the meantime, everyone in the Inner West can recycle their food waste. Help to reduce the amount of food scraps going to landfill by choosing one of these options:
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Unit blocks with more than 10 units
If you live in a block with 10+ units and share garbage bins your complex is eligible for a food recycling service. Keep reading to discover how you can participate in this service.
If you don't have burgundy lid bins
Please contact your body corporate/strata or building manager. Let them know you would like the complex to participate in Council's food recycling service.
All they have to do is contact Council's Resource Recovery Officer at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au to discuss options for your building.
We will then swap one or more garbage bins for food recycling bin (burgundy lid).
If you have burgundy lid bins
- Talk with your body corporate/strata or building manager about how to use the food recycling service.
- If your unit doesn't have a kitchen bench top bin or compostable bags you can order one online.
Order a bench top caddy and/or compostible bags
- Once you received your free kitchen bench top bin and bags, you are ready to start recycling your food waste.
We have lots of information to help you get started and also tips and tricks to make the most of your food recycling service.
How to recycle your food waste
- Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
- Do you have any questions? See if we can answer them here:
Food waste service FAQs
Unit blocks with less than 10 units
If your unit block shares garbage bins but does not have a food waste bin, please contact your body corporate/strata or building manager.
Let them know you would like the complex to participate in Council's food recycling service.
All they have to do is contact Council's Resource Recovery Officer at rethink.waste@innerwest.nsw.gov.au to discuss options for your building. We will then swap one or more garbage bins for food recycling bin (burgundy lid).
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.
Houses
Council is also looking into food organics solutions for houses and this will be promoted as it becomes available. In the meantime, everyone in the Inner West can recycle their food waste. Help to reduce the amount of food scraps going to landfill by choosing one of these options:
Check Love Food Hate Waste for tips on how to reduce your food waste.