You can put any raw or cooked food into your brown bin including:
- Meat, poultry and fish, including bones
- Leftover food from your plate and dishes
- Fruit & vegetables
- Tea bags, coffee grinds & paper filters
- Breads, cakes & biscuits
- Rice, pasta & cereals
- Dairy products (cheese, butter, yoghurt)
- Soups & sauces
- Meat, poultry, fish.
- Shellfish & bones.
- Egg & dairy products.
- Plate scrapings & table scraps.
- Fruit & vegetables.
- Bread, dough, pasta & grains/cereals.
- Coffee grounds, filters & tea bags.
- Soiled kitchen towels.
What do we throw away in the brown bin?
You can compost your food and garden waste in your brown bin. The food and garden waste collection service operates all year round, and the brown bin is collected on a fortnightly cycle.
What goes in each bin Ireland?
Green Bin (Recyclables) * Paper. * Cardboard. * Food Tins. ... Brown Bin (Organics) * Coffee grounds & filters. * Cooked & raw foods. ... Black Bin (General Waste) * Nappies. * Soiled food packaging. ... Not Allowed In Any Bin. The below items should be disposed of at a civic amenity. If these items are found in your bin, the bin.
What food can I put in my brown bin?
You can recycle any and all uncooked and cooked food waste in your brown bin.
Can you put pizza boxes in brown bin?
Takeaway pizza boxes can be ripped up and placed in your green/brown bin. Aerosol cans (ensure aerosols are empty, do not crush or pierce) antiperspirant deodorant cans, airfreshner cans.
What Colour bin Do sanitary towels go in?
Use the black bin for non recyclable items like: disposable nappies. tissues, kitchen roll and wipes. menstrual and incontinence pads, bag these.
What bin Do sanitary towels go in Ireland?
Please placed in your general waste bin. These are not recyclable and should be placed in the general waste bin. PLEASE DO NOT put nappies and wipes in your recycling bin - they cause serious contamination and are very unpleasant for staff sorting waste by hand.
Can teabags go in the brown bin?
The tea's been made, so what should you do with the bag? But even though manufacturers acknowledge the use of non-biodegradable plastic, the advice to tea drinkers is still to put their bags in compost or food waste caddie.
Can eggs go in the brown bin?
Compost: Your compost bin can hold kitchen food scraps, fruits, vegetables, bread, cakes, biscuits, eggs and dairy, out of date food, plant trimmings, cooked and raw foods, tea leaves, tea bags, meat, fish, poultry and bones, grass clippings, leaves, cut flowers, and old plants.
Does dog poo go in the brown bin?
Items which cannot go into your brown bin include: Pet Waste. Cardboard.
Can you put dead flowers in food waste bin?
The answer to that question is yes, and it is quite easy to do so! All you need to do is put the flower petals into a green garden waste bin as you would your vegetable peels or left-over food.
Can I put shredded paper in brown bin?
Small amounts of shredded paper can be put in your brown bin or home composter. We recommend shredding confidential documents.
Can I put food waste in my brown bin?
In your brown bin, you can put: food waste (without packaging)
What are the 3 different bins?
The three bins are for the separation of waste into compostable, recyclable, and land fill.
What are different bins used for?
your blue bin is for recyclable waste. your brown bin is for garden waste and food waste. your green or grey bin is for non-recyclable waste.
What are the 3 types of bins?
Types – there are 4 common domestic bins available to the public: general waste (black), recycling paper and cardboard (blue), cans and bottles (green), and recyclable food and general waste (brown).
What can I put in my recycling bin Ireland?
In general they accept paper, cardboard, plastic and glass bottles, drinks cans and food tins, textiles and footwear, electrical equipment, fluorescent tubes, waste oil and DIY waste. Some also accept garden waste and Christmas trees.
What is brown bin?
Your brown bin is for your organic and food waste. The great thing about your organic bin is it removes the need to put food and garden waste in the general waste bin. By simply using an Bord na Móna Recycling organic bin, the average family can reduce the waste going into their general waste bin by over 30%.
How to keep fruit flies out of organic bin?
Wrap your leftovers and fruit or vegetable peelings in newspaper before placing them in your bin. It will keep the fruit flies away. Keep your organic bin clean by using compostable liners or bags, available in most major retailers. Regular and bio-degradable bin bags are not suitable for an organic bin.
Can you accept organic bins on collection day?
Please note: An organic bin with incorrect materials cannot be accepted on collection day.
Why are soft plastics accepted in the recycling bin?
Soft plastics are now accepted in the recycling bin due to advancements in technologies at recycling facilities in Ireland and access to new markets where this material can be processed.
Can you recycle aluminum lids?
Remove Aluminium lids & Plastic Caps from containers and place in the recycling bin separately
How do I separate my household waste?
Waste collectors have a colour-coded system for separating household waste. Usually, brown bins are for organic waste, green bins are for recyclable waste and black bins are for general waste. Your waste collector will provide detailed information about what goes in each bin or bag.
What should I do with bulky waste?
If you have a large volume of waste to get rid of, you can hire a skip from a private waste collection company. Bulky waste can also be brought to civic amenity centres or landfill sites. Some local authorities operate occasional bulk waste collections and will advertise this service if and when it occurs. Bulky items like carpets, furniture or fridges should never be left out for the regular refuse collection.
What is organic waste?
Organic waste is food and garden waste. It should be put in the brown bin. A brown bin should be supplied to every household in Ireland. The only exception is small, remote areas where a separate brown bin collection would be difficult.
Do you need a tag for a waste bag?
Some waste collectors use bin bags. If this is the case, you will need to attach a pre-paid tag to each bag. If you do not add a tag to your bin bag, your waste will not be collected. Your waste collector will tell you where to buy the tags.
Can general waste be recycled?
General waste cannot be recycled or compost ed and is sent to landfill. Read more in our document on landfill sites.
Is brown bin waste compostable?
All brown bin waste should be compostable. Composting is the natural way of recycling organic material. It is good for cutting down on household waste. Read more in our document on composting.
