Composting

What if we could make something useful out of our food waste?
Oh wait... we can!

Composting is a process of decomposing plant and food waste and recycling organic materials, this includes:

• all food waste (coffee grounds, lettuce, potato/carrot peels, banana peels, avocado skins)

• paper tea bags

• cardboard

• tree leaves

• black & white newspaper

• wood shavings or sawdust

• hair & fur

• aquarium plants

• herbs & spices

• - unpopped/burnt popcorn

Is there anything that should not be composted? Of course!

• meat & fish

• dairy, fats, oils

• plants or wood treated with pesticides or preservatives

• diseased or insect-infested plants

• charcoal ash

• dog/cat waste

• disposable nappies

• cooked food

Home composting is the most environmentally-friendly way of dealing with kitchen and garden waste, plus it produces compost that can be used as an excellent soil improver.

How to start composting?