Get composting
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetable scraps and peels | Gerbil, hamster and rabbit bedding | Cooked food waste |
| Tea bags, coffee grounds and filter paper | Egg boxes | Meat or fish |
| Crushed eggshells | Thin cardboard, paper, ridged cardboard packaging, toilet and kitchen rolls, and newspaper (torn up into small pieces) | Cat litter or dog waste |
| Grass cuttings (limited quantity) | Dry leaves (small quantities) | Glossy magazines |
| Young hedge clippings | Garden cuttings | Roots of perennial weeds |
| Annual weeds (e.g. chickweed, speedwell) | Hay, straw | Diseased plants |
| Old flowers and nettles | Woody twigs and hedge cuttings | |
| Manure | Ashes from wood, paper and lumpwood charcoal | |
| Pond algae | Sawdust and wood chippings | |
| Wool, cotton thread and tumble dryer lint | ||
| Vacuum bag contents and shredded paper |
