Food Waste Recycling Survey

Did you know that the average household wastes £1,000 every year throwing away food.

Maidstone's “Love Food, Hate Waste” campaign has reached out to hundreds of residents over the years, helping them to save money and reduce their food waste by smart shopping, suitable storage and using up leftovers. Where this is not possible, recycling food waste in the 23L caddy is a simple way for residents to reduce waste, do something positive in the community and reduce their carbon footprint.

We want to know how we can make the food waste service easier to use. We know everyone lives busy lives, but the more we can find out, the more we can learn and improve our service.

Putting food waste in the general rubbish bin harms the environment and costs us all a lot more money than if it's treated via the food waste system. That's why we need all households to use their food caddy and dispose of food waste every week.

How to get involved

Survey - click here to start the survey

• Survey closes: 30 March 2025
• Survey takes 3-5 minutes to complete.

Ideas - We're interested in the tips and tricks that you use to help you reduce your food waste. Scroll down to see our ideas board. You can tell us what works for you and browse the ideas submitted by others.

Question? - Got a question about food waste? Scroll down to ask the Waste team a question or read the answers to previously asked questions.

What happens next?

The results of the survey will be used to inform improvements to the food waste collection services and the educational work of the Council in relation to waste, recycling and climate change.