Get composting
Start composting at home today – here’s how
Composting is an easy and affordable natural process that turns everyday kitchen and garden waste into nutrient‑rich compost for your garden.
Nearly 50% of food waste in household bins could be composted.
Why should you do it? It’s good for your plants, saves you money, and helps reduce waste, making it a great choice for the environment.
Remember to balance your 'greens' - which have lots of nitrogen - with your 'browns' - which don’t have much nitrogen - to keep your compost healthy.
| Green compostable Items | Brown compostable items | Please do not add to your compost bin |
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Fruit and vegetable scraps and peels |
Gerbil, hamster and rabbit bedding |
Cooked food waste |
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Tea bags, coffee grounds and filter paper |
Egg boxes |
Meat or fish |
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Crushed eggshells |
Thin cardboard, paper, ridged cardboard packaging, toilet and kitchen rolls, and newspaper (torn up into small pieces) |
Cat litter or dog waste |
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Grass cuttings (limited quantity) |
Dry leaves (small quantities) |
Glossy magazines |
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Young hedge clippings |
Garden cuttings |
Roots of perennial weeds |
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Annual weeds (e.g. chickweed, speedwell) |
Hay, straw |
Diseased plants |
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Old flowers and nettles |
Woody twigs and hedge cuttings |
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Manure |
Ashes from wood, paper and lumpwood charcoal |
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Pond algae |
Sawdust and wood chippings |
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Wool, cotton thread and tumble dryer lint |
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Vacuum bag contents and shredded paper |
