- The compost bin can be filled with kitchen and garden waste.
- Waste products can be categorised into green and brown waste.
- Equal amounts of green and brown waste are needed in order to make good compost.
Green Waste
- Fruit peelings.
- Vegetable peelings.
- Tea bags.
- Coffee grounds.
- Grass cuttings.
- Old flowers.
- Dead plants.
- Plant prunings.
- Weeds.
- Animal manure.
Brown Waste
- Egg boxes.
- Scrunched up paper.
- Paper towels.
- Paper bags.
- Newspaper.
- Cardboard.
- Leaves.
- Hedge clippings.
- Sawdust.
- Eggshells.
- Old straw and hay.
- Guinea pig, gerbil, rabbit and hamster bedding.
- Old cotton.
- Linen rags.
Do Not Compost The Following Waste
- Meat.
- Fish.
- Cooked food.
- Sandwiches.
- Cooked vegetables.
- Dairy products.
- Diseased plants.
- Thorny prunings.
- Perennial weed roots.
- Weed seed heads.
- Plastic bags.
- Tin cans.
- Drink cartons.
- Plastic bottles.
- Disposable nappies.
- Cat litter.
- Dog excrement.
- Glossy magazines.
- Bones.
- Straws.
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