Composting

Composting is a great way to cut down on the amount of waste that ends up in your black sack.

Plus, at the end of it, you get a really good quality soil to use on your garden.

What to compost

There are plenty of materials around the kitchen and garden that can go into your compost bin, and some you should keep out:

Put it in	Keep it out
Fruit and vegetable peelings Dead flowers and plants Grass cuttings and nettles Small branches and twigs Tea bags, coffee grounds and filter paper Shredded and scrunched paper and cardboard Egg shells Saw dust	Meat and fish Dairy products Processed foods such as pasta and bread Pet faeces or litter Large branches Nappies Invasive plants (e.g. Japanese Knotweed) Cooked vegetables

The materials will take roughly 9 months to break down into the very dark, crumbly texture that you can use round the garden.

Hampshire County Council have teamed up with Get Composting to offer reduced price compost bins to residents

Updated: 23 Dec 2019

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