On average, about a third of the contents of your household bin can easily be composted, rather than sending it off to rot in landfill sites.

 

How composting works

Click on the icon below to find out how composting actually happens.

 

Click on this icon to see how the compost process in action

 

 

Home composting - Special offer for 2008

BUY A COMPOST BIN FOR ONLY £17

 

 

To help Somerset residents get started, a Home Composting Promotion has been setup - offering compost bins for as little as £17.

 

What's on offer?

220 Litre bin - £17

A 220 Litre Compost Converter model available at just £17 (usual rrp’s £40)

Height: 90cm; Diameter: 74cm

 

Compost Converter 220 Ltr

330 Litre bin - £20

A 330 Litre Compost Converter model available at just £20 (usual rrp’s £50)

Height: 100cm;
Diameter: 80cm

 

Compost Converter 330 Ltr

250Litre bin - £40

A 250 Litre Komp model available at just £40 (usual rrp’s £66)

Height: 105cm; Depth: 54cm; Width:54cm

Komp 250 Ltr

 

What's more the delivery is free of charge! Up to two bins can be purchased per household, and the offer runs until the end of March 2009.

How can I get them?

Phone our supplier on 0845 077 0757, or download a flyer about the offer or request a leaflet all about the offer - which includes a postal order form - by phoning your local council.

Buy on-line - please click here to be directed to the on-line ordering service.

What to compost…
...and what NOT
to compost
Grass, weeds, leaves
Meat - cooked or raw
Vegetable & fruit peelings
Dog and cat excrement
Tea bags, coffee grounds, egg shells
Hard objects, such as stones and glass
Animal bedding and manure (vegetarian pets only)
Disposable nappies
Prunings, dead flowers and plants
Cleaning fluids
Paper - in small amounts and shredded
General waste

Want to compost your food waste at home?

Three of the District Councils in Somerset collect food waste from the kerbside - click here for more information - but if you'd like to compost your food waste at home then you can do so by using a "Green Cone".

A green cone is a sealed unit where you can put all your food waste, both cooked and uncooked, which is then broken down through a composting process. Click here to be directed to the Green Cones website, which provides further information on green cones, as well as an on-line purchasing system.

Trouble Shooting

Got a problem with your home compost bin? For a list of the most common problems with home composting, as well as lots of helpful tips, click here.


Garden waste collections

Some local council's provide a fortnightly garden organic waste collection service direct from your property. Residents can purchase paper sacks, or hire a wheelie bin to store their material between collections. The service is available all year, and the compost that is produced is available to purchase at a competitive rate, and is an environmentally sound use of garden waste. For more information contact your local Recycling Officer. If your local council does not have such a service, all the Household Waste Recycling Centres have separate containers for garden waste.

Buying soil improver made from recycled green waste

The green waste that is taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centres is taken away and composted by Viridor Waste Management. The resulting soil improver can be purchased from the Household Waste Recycling Centres in 40 litre bags. It can also be bought in bulk direct from Viridor Waste Management, for more information please contact Viridor on 01963 351725 or email - click here.


Why compost?...

Composting tips...

What to do with compost...

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