Composting
Home composting is a great way of saving money and an environmentally-friendly way of reducing your rubbish
Items suitable for home composting:
- Hedge clippings
- Weeds
- Plants, leaves, flowers and twigs
- Vacuum dust
- Cardboard egg boxes (torn)
- Tea bags
- Straw and hay
- Coffee grounds
- Egg shells
- Animal bedding from herbivores
You need a 50:50 balance between fast and slow rotters, examples include:
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| Fast Rotters | Slow Rotters |
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| Tea bags |
Twigs |
| Vegetable/fruit peelings |
Autumn leaves |
| Weeds - but not perennials |
Egg boxes |
| Coffee grounds |
Woody prunings |
| Flowers |
Plant stems |
| Hedge clippings |
Wood shavings |
| Grass cuttings |
Herbivore animal droppings, e.g. rabbits |
| Fruit peel or leftover raw fruit |
Crunched egg shells |
We recommend that you use our kitchen waste recycling service for items such as cooked food, fish and meat.