Attention Tipperary Householders The Household Food Waste & Bio-Waste Regulations 2015 oblige you to segregate your food waste and to keep it separate from non-biodegradable materials (i.e. place food waste into a dedicated bin and ensure that it is not mixed with other waste, see www.brownbin.ie for more information) Once segregated you may either: 1. Present it for separate collection by an authorised waste collector, or 2. Subject your food waste to a home composting process at your home, or 3. Bring your food waste to an authorised facility for treatment. You may not deposit food waste in the residual waste collection All waste collectors, collecting household waste are legally obliged to provide a separate food waste collection service and a ‘Brown Bin’ for each of their obligated customers. Please contact your waste contractor / service provider to help you comply with this law Enforcement Officers will be visiting your area* to ensure compliance with these Regulations. *These regulations obligate food waste producers and waste collectors, and, commence in: (i) Clonmel Town and its Environs from 01st July 2014; (ii) Ballina, Cahir, Carrick-On-Suir, Cashel, Fethard, Nenagh, Newport, Roscrea, Templemore, Thurles, Tipperary Town, and their Environs, and, the Environs of Birr in Co. Tipperary, from the 01st July 2015; (iii) Ardfinnan, Ballyclerahan, Borrisokane, Borrisoleigh, Cloughjordan, Holycross, Killenaule, and Kilsheelan, Two-Mile-Borris, and their Environs, from the 01st July 2016. On the web site www.stopfoodwaste.ie under the item on ‘What Foods we throw out?’ it is stated the main foods that are regularly thrown out are: almost 50% of salads almost 25% of fruit and vegetables 20% of bread and bakery products 10% of meat and fish 10% of yogurts, milk and dairy products .