You can compost your garden and kitchen waste at home quite easily.
More than a quarter of your rubbish, including vegetable peelings, teabags and eggshells, can be composted. The result is a good soil conditioner for your garden.
Reduced-price compost bins are now available for High Peak residents. They are buy one, get one half price:
There are a range of accessories available (e.g. kitchen caddies), as well as wormeries and water butts.
The bins and accessories are only available by telephone or on the internet, although in the future they will also be available by postal application.
For information on general composting issues, please visit the Recycle Now Website. (external website**)
A wormery is an easy, efficient system of converting ordinary kitchen food waste into liquid feed and rich organic compost through the natural action of worms. Virtually any organic kitchen waste can go in, including peelings, cooked and uncooked scraps, teabags, eggshells, kitchen towel and newspaper.
Reduced-price wormeries are now available for High Peak residents. They are £50 (plus £5 delivery charge). There are a range of accessories available (e.g. kitchen caddies), as well as compost bins and water butts.
The bins and accessories are only available by telephone or on the internet, although in the future they will also be available by postal application.
For further general information on wormeries, please download this leaflet. (3MB) 
These are unique food waste digesting systems, and can dispose of your cooked and uncooked food, meat, fish, bones, dairy products, vegetables, fruit and pet waste (including dog faeces). The design ensures no vermin are attracted, and its easy to set up and maintain, with a 10 year guarantee. For more information, visit the website at www.greencone.com (external website**).
These are an efficient, natural and hygienic way to dispose of dog waste. They consist of a two part "digestion bucket" that you sink into the ground. They can be purchased from most pet shops.
Water butts are good for the environment, cut down on your water bills, and save water for your garden.
Reduced-price water butts are now available for High Peak residents. The following are available:
The bins and accessories are only available by telephone or on the internet, although in the future they will also be available by postal application.
Real nappies have many benefits for those who use them:
Glossopdale Furniture Project collects furniture from households free of charge. It will be restored if necessary, and sold on to the public and those in social need. Tel 01457 857505 or visit the shop in Pikes Lane, Glossop, for more information.
There are a number of charity shops across the High Peak that accept unwanted clothes and other items for resale.
This is a very active grassroots network of people (external website**) who have things to get rid of, and people who can use them. Freecycle tries to keep usable items out of landfills, to reduce consumerism, with fewer goods manufactured, and lessen the impact on the earth. Everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages – whether it's a chair, fax machine, piano or an old door – simply email your local group.
This website also asks its users to give away their unwanted items for free to people who would find them very useful, rather than add to fast diminishing and costly landfill sites. There are no membership requirements or clubs to join, so it takes only a few minutes to place a free advertisement or request an item for free.
The websites listed below provide a wealth of information:
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.