Stafford Borough Council have announced that around 60,000 properties will receive food waste caddies from this week. 

The caddies are part of a national initiative to increase the amount of food households recycle, funded by central Government.  

Each year, the average household throws out £800 of edible food. 

Stafford Borough Council said: "Residents will be receiving two new containers for their leftover food for the new service.  

"A small internal seven-litre kitchen caddy, a larger 23-litre external kerbside caddy, and a roll of liners will be delivered to households along with detailed instructions of how the new service will work." 

The kerbside caddy will be collected alongside green, blue and brown bins with a new weekly food waste collection service beginning on 13 April. 

Residents don't need to worry as the new service and equipment will incur no additional charges.  

Items that can go in the caddies are as a follows: 

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• Fruit and vegetables - including peelings  
• Fish, meat and bones  
• Tea bags and coffee grounds  
• Eggs and dairy products 

Items that can't go in the caddies include: 

• Liquids 
• Oils 
• Fats 
• Garden waste 
• Food packaging 

Cabinet Member for Environment at Stafford Borough council, Ian Fordham, said: "The Government requires all councils to provide this separate food collection in what is a major change to our waste and recycling service.  

"The new service has been funded by central Government and will be run alongside our residents' usual recycling and waste collection days."