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Organic Waste Bin Yes & Nos
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Yes: Food waste, corks, plants & flowers.
No: Nappies & wood.
Compost bin and contents
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Making compost
Making and using compost is the cornerstone of organic gardening – if you want to ‘Grow Your Own’, there’s no better place to start.
The finished product is rich, dark, crumbly and sweet-smelling. It is made of recycled garden and kitchen waste, and can also include paper products. It is used to feed and condition the soil and in making potting mixes. Around 40 per cent of the average dustbin contents are suitable for home composting so it helps cut down on landfill too.
Use a mix of ‘greens’ and ‘browns’
Do compost
- Kitchen waste (uncooked)
- Annual weeds
- Perennial weed tops
- Cardboard and paper
- Soft prunings
- Grass cuttings
- Farmyard manure
- Pet bedding and manures
- Wood ash
Do not compost
- Cooked food
- Perennial weed roots
- Some diseased plant material
- Metal
- Plastic
- Disposable nappies
- Glass
