Recycling services

Composting at home

Composting in Westminster is easy.

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Home Composting requires hardly any effort and is suitable for everyone – whether you are a seasoned gardener or a novice, or if you have a large garden or a window box. There isn’t a need for technical know-how or a list of endless instructions to follow.

To home compost all you need is a composting bin , plenty of kitchen or garden waste and you are ready to go!

Last year over five million tonnes of kitchen and garden waste were buried in landfill sites. By making your own compost at home, you can reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfill and improve the environment in your own back yard.

To buy a composter call 0845 130 6090 or order online at www.getcomposting.com/westminster.

If you need help with composting then contact us with your home composting enquiry.

What can I compost?

Yes:

Fruit scraps and vegetable peelings
Tea bags and coffee grounds
Lawn trimmings and leaves
Weeds (but not weeds like bindweed which are poisonous)
Vegetarian pet droppings (like hamster/rabbit droppings)
Garden prunings
Egg shells (crushed)
Dead flowers
Leaves (small amounts)
Sawdust (small amounts)

No:

Dog and cat droppings
Raw meat and fish
Cooked food waste
Coal ash
Prunings with thorns
Thick woody materials
Nappies
Plastic
Glass
Metal
Paper/cardboard

You can find out more about recycling at the following websites:

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Forms

Home composting enquiry