Kitchen caddies
As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability and building a more circular economy, City of Adelaide provides residents with a small caddy for your kitchen to make it easier to collect food scraps which can then be placed in your green organics bin.
A Kitchen Caddy Kit
All residents can collect a free Kitchen Caddy Kit at City of Adelaide community centres, libraries or the Customer Centre at 25 Pirie Street, Adelaide. Proof of residency may be required.
If you live in a multi-unit dwelling like an apartment or a high-rise (7+ dwellings) you may also be able to collect a kitchen caddy and compostable liners from your building manager.
Kitchen caddy guides
- See what you can put in your kitchen caddy.
- Download our Kitchen Caddy Brochure (PDF 1.6MB) for your fridge.
Food waste recycling in 4 easy steps
1. Line your caddy with one compostable bag.
![Caddy 1 line caddy](https://d31atr86jnqrq2.cloudfront.net/images/caddy-1-line-caddy.jpg)
2. Place food and other organic waste in your caddy.
![Caddy 2 place food in caddy](https://d31atr86jnqrq2.cloudfront.net/images/caddy-2-place-food-in-caddy.jpg)
3. When full or every 2 to 3 days, tie a knot in the bag and carry the caddy to your green lid organics bin.
![Caddy 3 tie bag](https://d31atr86jnqrq2.cloudfront.net/images/caddy-3-tie-bag.jpg)
4. Place bag in your green lid organics bin and return caddy to your kitchen.
![Caddy 4 put in green bin](https://d31atr86jnqrq2.cloudfront.net/images/caddy-4-put-in-green-bin.jpg)
Kitchen caddy tips and hints
To help maintain a clean kitchen caddy:
- add paper towel, tissues or even old bread to help absorb moisture
- freeze meat and seafood until the night before your green organics bin is collected
- empty the caddy more frequently in hot weather
- take the whole caddy to the organics bin, rather than just the full bag
- rinse and dry the caddy between uses (it can even go in the dishwasher!)