Compost Bins

Although the gouvernment funded bins are no longer available LEG has sourced compost bins for sale at the subsidised price.
 

 

 

 

 


There are a number of ways to produce compost and there is a method available to suit all lifestyles. The best method for you will depend on what you want to compost - whether you want to compost only food waste, only garden waste or both and whether you have a garden which produces large volumes of garden waste.

There are four main ways you can make compost. You can use this page to compare the different methods of home composting depending on what you want to compost, and follow the links for more information.

Standard Compost Bin
Standard compost bins allow you to compost a mixture of kitchen and garden waste.

You can compost the following in a standard compost bin:

Yes:
* Fruit and vegetables
* Shredded cardboard and paper
* Tea leaves
* Coffee grounds
* Cut flowers
* Bedding from pet cages
* Egg shells
* House plants
* Feathers
* Garden waste
   
No:
x Cooked food
x Raw meat and fish
x Nappies, glass, plastic or metal
x Cat or dog litter
x Coke or coal ash
x Diseased plants

Food Digester (Green Cone)
Food digesters (of which one type is Green Cone) break down food waste into a nutrient rich liquid that seeps into the soil in your garden You can put the following in a Green Cone:

Yes:
* Fruit and vegetables
* Tea leaves
* Coffee grounds
* Cooked food
* Egg shells
* Raw meat and fish
   
No:
 X Bedding from pet cages  
 X Cat or dog litter  
 X Cut Flowers  
 X Diseased Plants  
 X Feathers  
 X House PLants  
 X Nappies Glass Plastic or metal  
 X Shredded paper or cardboard  

Green Johanna
Green Johannas are similar in operation to a standard compost bin but are designed to allow you to compost meat, fish and cooked food as well.

You can compost the following in a Green Johanna:

Yes:
* Bedding from pet cages
* Coffee grounds
* Cooked food
* Cut flowers
* Egg shells
* Feathers
* Fruit and vegetables
* Garden waste
 * House Plants  
 * Raw meat and Fish  
 * Shredded cardboard and paper  
 * Tea Leaves  
     
 No  
 
 x Cat or Dog Litter  
 x Coke or Coal Ash  
 x Diseased Plants  
 x Nappies, glass, plastic or metal  


Composting with worms
Composting with worms (which is often called vermi-composting) is useful if you want to compost vegetable kitchen waste (excluding meat and fish). You can compost the following in a wormery:

Yes:
* Coffee grounds
* Cooked vegetables
* Fruit and vegetables
* Shredded paper and cardboard (in very small amounts)
* Tea leaves
 

 

No:

x Bedding from pet cages
 x Cat or Dog Litter  
 x Cut Flowers  
 x Coke or Coal Ash  
 x Diseased Plants  
 x Feathers  
 x House Plants  
 x Nappies,glass, plastic or metal  
 x Raw meat and fish  


If you would like to view the 'Composting at Home How To Guide' please click here.

 

 

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