Composting
Home Composter Special Offer!
All Hertfordshire councils together with Straight plc, are
offering residents discounted composters
starting from £14 (with a £5 delivery charge). Residents
can also buy a second composter for half price. Please visit
get
composting or call 0844 571 4444 to find
out more about home composting and to order your subsidised
home composter today.
Home composting is the most environmentally friendly way to
recycle your garden and kitchen waste. The compost you make can
then be used to enrich borders and vegetable patches, or plant
up patio containers.
Many everyday waste items from your home can also be
added with your garden waste to your composter. At least
30 per cent of your household bin could be composted!
To make the best compost, it is important to try to balance the
'green' items and 'brown' items. The following table gives you some
examples of each type.
|
Green items
|
Brown items |
| grass cuttings |
egg shells (crushed) |
| fruit scraps and vegetable peelings |
cereal boxes |
| old flowers |
toilet and kitchen roll tubes |
| tea bags and coffee grounds and filter paper |
garden prunings |
| spent bedding plants |
|
Further information can be found at Get Composting and
Lovefoodhatewaste.