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Compost bins

Did you know that one third of your household waste could be used for composting.


Compost Bin

If your new to composting, anyone with outside space can compost at home. It's easy to get started. All you need to do is provide the right ingredients and let nature do the rest. Even if you do compost already, there may be a few extra things from your kitchen and garden waste you could put in.

Here's a few examples of what you could put in your compost bin:

'Greens'
  • Salad leaves and fruit scraps, vegetable peelings
  • Tea bags and coffee grounds
  • Old flowers and nettles
  • Grass cuttings
 Kitchen waste
'Browns'
  • Wood chippings, twigs, straw, dried leaves
  • Vacuum bag containers
  • Some shredded or scrunched-up paper, cereal and egg boxes
 Garden waste

Buy a Compost Bin

The Surrey Waste Partnership is offering home composting bins at great prices, starting from £14.00 (RRP £39.00), to encourage more residents to compost at home.

To purchase a bargain compost bin or dig up more advice on how to turn your table scraps and garden waste into compst call 0844 571 4444 or visit www.surrey.getcomposting.com (external website).

Please quote SUR01L when ordering


More information:

Frequently Asked Questions Factsheet
Compost Information Booklet

Useful links

www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
www.lovefoodsurrey.com
www.recyclenow.com


If  you do not wish to use the councils garden collection scheme or compost bins then please take your garden waste to Charlton Lane Community Recycling Centre.

If you have any further queries please contact our help line on 01784 451499.