Free Composter Offer

Five thousand home composters are being given away by the Royal Borough to boost residents' recycling and reduce the amount of waste put into wheelie bins.

The 220-litre composters, which come with a free kitchen caddy, will be available on a first-come-first-served basis from Thursday February 14.  They will give local people the opportunity to grow greener gardens with the help of compost made from their own kitchen and garden waste.

The promotion, run in association with WRAP (the Waste and Recycling Awareness Programme), flags up the council's commitment to sustainability and its determination to encourage residents to make recycling a priority in their own homes – particularly green kitchen waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings.

Residents who would like a free composter should call 0845 077 0757 or order online at RecycleNow.

Orders are limited to one per property although additional containers can be purchased at the advertised price.

Once the supply of 5,000 free composters has run out, 220-litre composters and also larger bins will be available to residents at reduced prices. 

Good materials for composting include: grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, leaves, dead flowers, twigs, weeds, fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells, tea bags, cardboard and newspaper etc.