Home Composting
Did you know that over 60% of all household rubbish can be
recycled or turned into compost? 
Home composting is an easy, inexpensive and natural process that
transforms your kitchen and garden waste into a valuable food for
your garden. Composting can help you to reduce the amount of
waste you put in yor bin and send to landfill.
Finished compost is great for using on flowerbeds, vegetable
gardens, and for mixing into hanging baskets and window
boxes. It can improve your soil and make your garden and
houseplants bloom.
Composting is a natural process carried out by millions of tiny
creatures. These creatures include microscopic bugs, fungi,
insects and worms which breakdown your compostable matter into a
crumbly soil like material.
Composting is cheap, it's easy to make, and it's even easier to
use.
How to get started
Place your bin somewhere level and well drained,
ideally on soil or grass, but concrete will be ok. Worms will
naturally find their way to your compost bin and start breaking
down your waste.
Ideally, you should place it in a sunny spot, but don’t worry if
you have to put it in the shade; your waste will still break
down, but just a bit slower.
Make sure your compost bin contains a balanced mix of
materials. You will get the best results if you
use a mixture of half ‘greens’ and half ‘browns’.
| Yes
Please - 'GREENS' |
Yes
Please - 'BROWNS' |
No
Thanks |
| Vegetable peelings and
scraps |
Small amounts of shredded
paper |
Meat or fish |
| Fruit peelings |
Cardboard tubes and egg
boxes |
Dairy products |
| Egg shells |
Dry leaves, twigs and hedge
clippings |
Cooked vegetables/food |
| Tea bags |
Old flowers |
Diseased plants |
| Grass cuttings and plant
prunings |
Pet bedding from a vegetarian animal,
such as straw and hay |
Dog or cat poo |
If your compost is too wet, add more Browns. If it’s too dry,
add some Greens.