What can be put in your home compost bin
It's really important to have a good balance of green and brown waste.
A 50/50 mix of greens and browns is the perfect recipe for good compost.
Green
Quick to rot and provide important nitrogen and moisture:
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Tea bags
Grass cuttings
Fruit and vegetable peelings
Old flowers and plants
Coffee grounds and papers
Spent bedding plants
Rhubarb leaves
Young annual leaves (e.g. chickweed) |
 
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Brown
Slower to rot and provides carbon and fibre and allows air pockets to form:
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Egg boxes
Cardboard
Toilet roll tubes
Scrunched up paper
Fallen leaves
Sawdust
Branches, twigs and bark
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Keep out
Certain things should never be placed in your bin:
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meat and fish remains
cooked vegetables
dairy products
dog poo or cat litter
vacuum cleaner contents
timber, plastic, glass, metal
perennial weeds or diseased plants |
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For more information visit the Recycle Now home composting pages
