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title: "Food Waste Caddy — £732K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **food waste caddy**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (1.1%), but soft demand (-2.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 70Growth 24Conversion 62Competition 70Returns 92Price range 67Avg price 50Brand share 41Review moat 32Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Good****£732K**
£732K/yr · 1.1M searches
**Competition**
**Good****43%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Price range**
**Good****£5.85–£33.87**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****£12.02**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,276.62**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, food waste caddy is a £732K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **food waste caddy market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£601K–£721K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#19**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **88%**
- **Sponsored**
- **65%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **38 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **181 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**124**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**43%**
Top 20: 87%
**Open market**
**17%**
- Addis34% - Minky19% - Joseph Joseph15% - Tydi9% - CURVER3% - Brabantia3% - Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 17%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/food-waste-caddy/trend)
## **Top food waste caddy search terms**
- **food waste bin**280K/yr+7.0%4.0% conv. - **food waste caddy**153K/yr-13.6%4.1% conv. - **food bin**126K/yr+24.3%5.2% conv. - **food caddy**78K/yr+32.0%5.3% conv. - **food caddy bins for kitchen**88K/yr-29.2%4.7% conv. - **kitchen food waste caddy**52K/yr-0.4%3.4% conv. - **kitchen compost bin**39K/yr-6.9%2.9% conv. - **caddy bin**41K/yr-21.4%3.7% conv. - **compost caddy**30K/yr-0.4%2.8% conv. - **compost bins for kitchen**46K/yr-32.2%3.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/food-waste-caddy/search-terms)
## **Top food waste caddy products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%£22K6%£44K9%£66K12%£88K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Minky 3.5L Caddy Food Waste Caddy Removable Bag Retention Ring UK Made**Minky**£6.51**4.5★4,915 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09JPVL83C) [2**Addis 518251 Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Sliver Metallic Silver**Addis**£5.94**4.6★1,460 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S6YC12N) [3**Joseph Joseph Intelligent Waste Stack 4 Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Recycling Bin with Odour Filter 4 Litres / 1 Gallon- Graphite**Joseph Joseph**£22.03**4.6★12,788 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BPDY092) [4**Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Dark Grey**Tydi**£14.66**4.6★668 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT8SK4QQ) [5**Addis Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Mist Soft Green 518696**Addis**£6.71**4.6★1,066 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091YY6YJT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**CTIME Food Waste Bin 7L Hanging Small Trash Can for Countertop or Under Sink Indoor Food Waste Caddy for Kitchens Bathrooms Living rooms RVs Bedroom**CTIME**£13.03**23 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GPVFDJCC) [**Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Black**Tydi**£14.89**668 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G395HYQ4) [**Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Dark Grey**Tydi**£14.66**668 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT8SK4QQ) [**Minky 3.5L Caddy Food Waste Caddy Removable Bag Retention Ring UK Made**Minky**£8.28**4,915 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSKFFYGW) [**Addis Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Made from Recycled Plastic Eco Blue**Addis**£5.85**287 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYZRXVQ8)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**CTIME Food Waste Bin 7L Hanging Small Trash Can for Countertop or Under Sink Indoor Food Waste Caddy for Kitchens Bathrooms Living rooms RVs Bedroom**CTIME**£13.03**4.4★**▲ 280%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GPVFDJCC) [**Addis Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Mist Soft Green 518696**Addis**£6.71**4.6★**▲ 174%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091YY6YJT) [**Addis 518250 Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Dark Green**Addis**£5.95**4.6★**▲ 124%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S6Y9C6Z) [**Addis 518251 Everyday Kitchen Food Waste Compost Caddy Bin 4.5 Litre Sliver Metallic Silver**Addis**£5.94**4.6★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S6YC12N) [**Tydi 4.5L Food Waste Bin with Press-Button Lid Compost Bins for Kitchen - Anti-Slip Base and Secure Lid Kitchen Compost Small Indoor Caddy for Cupboard or Countertop Black**Tydi**£14.89**4.6★**▲ 61%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G395HYQ4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about food waste caddy**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**15%
*“Perfect size”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Excellent product”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“This is very handy”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**8%
*“keeps it clean”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Strength**6%
*“Solid product”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“Sleek and smart”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Good price”*
**Color**3%
*“Good colour”*
**Smell**3%
*“No smell leaks”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**18%
*“It's small”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Pretty rubbish I'm afraid”*
**Strength**7%
*“Not sturdy enough”*
**Smell**6%
*“It contains the smell”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“We too began to struggle”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“a bit more expensive”*
**Pest/Insect Control**3%
*“No good against fruit flies”*
**Grip**3%
*“as theres nowhere to grip it”*
**Eco Friendliness**2%
*“Not suitable for food waste, not compostable/biodegradable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“They should have made this clearer in the advertising as its a waste of everyones time and delivery costs”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**52%
**Color**6%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Bin Capacity**5%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Mechanism Issues**3%
**Smell**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Ease Of Use**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is food waste caddy profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £732K/yr across 34 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- **How competitive is the food waste caddy niche?**
- 18 brands and 124 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in food waste caddy?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 1.1%.
- **When does demand for food waste caddy peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the food waste caddy niche?**
- Listings span £5.85–£33.87; the average listing price is £12.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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