From mid-September, households across East Brighton will be able to start recycling their food scraps, as Brighton & Hove City Council rolls out its new food waste collection service.
Starter packs are currently being delivered to homes from Saltdean through to Brighton Marina, ahead of the scheme going live on September 15. Each pack includes a kitchen caddy, compostable liners, a step-by-step guide, and either an outdoor caddy with an orange lid or access to a shared food waste bin for flats.
Residents will also receive a postcard confirming their start date and collection day. Rubbish and recycling collection days won’t change.
Once the service launches, households in Saltdean, Rottingdean, Ovingdean, Woodingdean, and Brighton Marina will be able to recycle all kinds of cooked and uncooked food waste – from plate scrapings, bread, pasta and rice, to fruit and veg, meat and bones, fish, eggshells, dairy products (excluding liquids), and even tea bags and coffee grounds.
Councillor Tim Rowkins, Cabinet member for Net Zero and Environmental Services, said: “Residents should be starting to receive their starter packs to help everyone prepare for the new service. We’ve put together a step-by-step guide to make it as easy as possible to take part.
“Food waste makes up more than a third of what we currently throw out, so this service will make a big difference – reducing waste and turning scraps into compost that goes back into the soil to support new food growing.”
The rollout is being phased across the city, with the east taking the lead:
- October 2025 – 29,500 households in the north (Coldean, Moulsecoomb, Bevendean, Patcham, Hollingdean, Hollingbury, Withdean and Preston Park).
- November 2025 – 31,500 households in the west (Westdene, Hangleton, West Hove, Aldrington, Portslade and Mile Oak).
- By March 2026 – 76,000 households in central and communal areas (Queen’s Park, Hanover, Kemptown, Whitehawk, Central Brighton, Seven Dials, Roundhill and central Hove).
Brighton & Hove’s new food waste collections are being supported by a government grant, with each phase informing the next.
For more information, visit: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/foodwaste
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