Why compost
Home composting is a great way to use your food and garden waste to improve your garden. It is an inexpensive and natural way of turning your food and garden waste into valuable and nutrient rich food for your garden.
Compost is a rich, dark soil-like material you can produce by mixing together natural products such as unwanted garden materials and organic kitchen waste. It acts as a natural fertiliser and is full of nutrients to use on your garden.
Find out more about home composting on the Recycle Now website.
It is important to compost, as collecting and disposing of food and garden waste as household rubbish is an expensive process. Although this waste is natural, when it is landfilled, the pockets of air are compressed out. Without air, greenhouse gases such as methane are produced.
Composting at home is much more environmentally friendly as it is an aerobic process. Since your compost bin will contain air pockets, your bin will not produce methane.
How to get a home compost bin
Ealing residents can get home composting bins at discounted prices through our partnership with Great Green Systems.
- Telephone: 0800 316 4454
- Website: GetComposting
Enter your postcode to get the best deal on a bin near you.
Do not contact Ealing Council to request a home compost bin.
