Here are some helpful hints to make using this bin as easy and mess-free as possible:

• Place a scraps bucket, such as an ice-cream tub large yoghurt container or kitchen caddy to collect food scraps in an easy-to-reach spot in your kitchen
• Keep your outdoor lime green lid bin in a shady spot
• Line your scraps bucket with paper towel to help absorb fluids
• Wrap your food waste in newspaper to reduce smells and mess
• OR, line the base of your outdoor bin with a few sheets of newspaper and layer it with more newspaper each time you empty your scrap bucket into it
• OR, use grass clippings to cover food waste in your outdoor bin each time you empty your scrap bucket into it
• Freeze smelly food items such as shellfish and meat and only put these in your outdoor bin the day before collection
• Use a ‘bin saver’ or deodoriser to reduce smells and minimise flies in the summer months