Flies and Maggots
The Council's Alternate Bin Collection scheme has proved to be a sucess, with residents now recycling over 38% of their household waste, making
Please remember you can only get maggots in your bin if flies have been allowed to have access to your waste. With this in mind you may like to consider the following ideas to prevent this from happening:
- Remind everyone in your household not to put unwrapped food in the dustbin.
- Double wrap all meat and fish scraps before disposal. Make sure the wrapping doesn't have any holes in it and secure it well so the air can't get in and liquid and smells can't get out.
- Thoroughly wash you bin. Maggots and fly eggs can be killed using boiling water, but if you use hot soapy water and a strong disinfectant, leaving a small amount in the bottom of the bin, it will be even more effective.
- Keep the bin lid closed at all times. If the Lid is broken contact the Council to arrange a replacement lid.
- Clear food scraps off dinner plates immediately after any meals before flies have the chance to lay their eggs.
- Ensure you kitchen bin is kept closed because uncovered bins inside the kitchen may encourage flies to lay eggs on waste food.
- Rinse polystyrene food trays, yoghurt pots and other food packaging that can not be recycled to reduce the smell.
- Keep the refuse bin out of direct sunlight (slowing the general decomposition, reducing smells and slowing the development of maggots, etc.)
- Line the bottom of your bin with a few sheets of newspaper or some cardboard to absorb any fluid.
- Bag all pet and nappy waste (faeces) before putting it in you bin.
If you follow these simple suggestions during the summer then you will be very unlikely to experience any problems with flies or maggots. In the unlikely event that you do, please call the Recycle for
