Composting at home

For more information on how to purchase a subsidised compost bin   click here.

Home composting is rewarding and fun!

Up to 50% of the rubbish we throw away each week can be composted. When food and garden waste is buried in landfill sites, gases such as methane are produced. This can damage the atmosphere and decomposition can take more than 20 years. By composting at home, you can reduce the amount of pollution created by the transportation that is needed to take the rubbish away from your home.

Composting is nature’s way of recycling. Millions of tiny, microscopic bugs eat the things we put into our compost bins and break it down into a crumbly, soil-like material – compost. This compost can then be used in pot plants or on the garden to improve the condition of your soil, in turn saving you money.

So, making free compost at home is great for your garden and plants!

Click on the links below for information on how to be succesful at composting!

Lots more information concerning all things composting can be found on the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's website

Compost bins made from recycled wood can now be purchased from our Stanton, Honeyball (Calne) and Purton Household Recycling Centres. These are sold by Wiltshire Wood Recycling- click here to visit their website for more information