Helping the Environment

Solar's Poem

A load of rubbish

Composting

What’s the big deal about Paper?

Awards & Competitions

Things you can compost

Softest stuff
  • young weeds
  • grass mowings
Not quite so soft stuff
  • used kitchen roll
  • fruit and veg scraps
  • older weeds
  • used tea bags
Tough stuff
  • soft prunings
  • old pot plants
  • vegetable plant waste
  • old straw and hay
  • paper bags
  • brown cardboard
  • bedding from vegetarian pets like rabbits
Even tougher stuff
  • hedge clippings
  • autumn leaves
  • sawdust
  • ripped up woollen and cotton fabric
Don’t compost these
  • Dog or cat poo
  • Cooked leftovers
  • Meat or fish
  • Disposable nappies
  • Coal ash

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