Location, Location, Location
Choose a sunny spot that you can easily get to. For hot composting you really need an area at least a 1m3
What/How to add
Aim for a mix of 30/70 green waste and brown waste (see list below).
Hurry up and Wait
It takes nine to twelve months for compost to … well compost – this will depend on what it is your compost, the time of year (temperatures) and it’s location. It should be dark and earthy once ready.
What You CAN Compost
GREENS
- Tea Bags/Tea Leaves
- Coffee Grinds
- Grass clippings/Weeds
- Fruit/Vegetable Scraps
- Rhubarb Leaves
- Banana Peels
- Animal manures (except cat and dog)
BROWNS
- Untreated Sawdust (sparingly)
- Leaves
- Shredded Paper/Card/Egg Cartons/Toilet Rolls etc
- Egg Shells
- Corn Cobs
- Ash (From a WOOD fire – NOT coal)
- Straw and Hay
- Natural Fibres and natural fibre clothes (cut up)
- Wool
- Feathers
- Vacuum cleaner bag contents (Unless like mine it mostly contains Lego)
- Dryer Lint
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What You Can NOT Compost
- Disposable Nappies
- Dog and Cat Faeces
- Meat
- Cooked Foods
- Dairy Products
- Anything that has been sprayed with pesticides
- Invasive Weeds
- Bamboo
- Flax
- Cabbage Tree Leaves
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