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:
	Cooked food
	Raw meat and fish
	Nappies, glass, plastic or metal
	Cat or dog litter
	Coke or coal ash
	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
	Cat or Dog Litter
	Coke or Coal Ash
	Diseased Plants
	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:
	Bedding from pet cages
	Cat or Dog Litter
	Cut Flowers
	Coke or Coal Ash
	Diseased Plants
	Feathers
	House Plants
	Nappies,glass, plastic or metal
	Raw meat and fish

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