-Composting

Home composting using a traditional bin or heap is an easy way to reduce the amount of waste that you put into your rubbish bin by at least a third, and you can produce your own compost. The great thing about composting at home is that it's easy and requires relatively little effort.

You may also be surprised at how much of the content of your bin can be composted at home. It's important to get an equal mix of greens (nitrogen-rich materials such as uncooked fruit and vegetable peelings, and grass cuttings) and browns (carbon-rich items like straw, woody garden waste, paper) to produce a fantastic homemade compost. For more tips on producing good compost, visit www.recyclenow.com/compost Opens in a new window.

New Compost bin scheme launched

Low cost compost bins and green johannas are now available for residents to purchase. The York & North Yorkshire Waste Partnership are working with Great Green Systems Opens in a new window to offer residents subsidised compost bins and food waste digesters.

The subsidised units available are 220 litre compost bins for £15 including delivery and 330 litre compost bins for £17 including delivery.

Green Johannas that can deal with cooked and uncooked food waste as well as garden waste will be available at £59.

To purchase a compost bin or green Johanna, please visit www.greatgreensystems.com Opens in a new window

Great Green Systems also offer other products that can deal with kitchen and garden waste. These include green cones, a range of wormeries, bokashi units and kitchen caddies for collecting kitchen waste. To find out more about the range of units available, or to purchase a unit please visits www.greatgreensystems.com Opens in a new window

 

If you want to do even more and reduce the amount of cooked food waste you could use a Green Cone, Green Johanna, Wormery or Bokashi Bin. These require a little more effort and when used alongside a traditional compost bin could eliminate food waste from your bin altogether.

The York & North Yorkshire Waste Partnership are able to offer subsidised products so that you can compost kitchen and garden waste at home. To find out more, visit www.letstalklessrubbish.com Opens in a new window or telephone 01609 533312.

NYCC can provide advice and assistance on composting kitchen and garden waste through their fully trained volunteer network called the Rotters. If you would like to talk to a Rotter please contact the North Yorkshire Rotters on 01609 532045 or email nyrotters@northyorks.gov.uk.

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