Composting

You can compost your garden and kitchen waste at home quite easily creating a high quality supplement for your garden. 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.

The council provides information on composting and has negotiated low cost home composters, wormeries and food digesters with suppliers.

Council staff are also available to talk about recycling to schools and other groups if required.

Home Compost Bins

Compost bins are now available with an offer of buy one, get one half price:

220 litre compost bin, £16 (plus delivery charge)
330 litre compost bin, £19 (plus delivery charge)

Wormeries

Reduced-price wormeries can be bought at a cost of £53 (plus delivery charge).

Water Butts

The following water butts are available:

Mini rainsaver water butt kit, 100 litres, green - £28.95 (plus delivery charge)

Rainsaver water butt kit, 190 litres, green - £38.95 (plus delivery charge)

For further information about the above items and to view the range of composting accessories available, go to Derbyshire Getcomposting or telephone 0844 571 4444.