Home Composting

A new home composting scheme is up and running throughout Staffordshire

Cannock Chase Council working with Staffordshire Recycling Partnership (the eight district councils and the county council) are offering residents in the Cannock Chase area the opportunity to purchase a subsidised compost bin.

Compost bins can be bought for as little as £16 and water butt kits for £29

Home composting is the most sustainable way to manage and dispose of garden waste and some food waste (uncooked vegetable peelings etc).

As a nation we produce around 30 million tonnes of rubbish each year and over half of this waste can be easily recycled. In fact, over one third of the contents of an average UK household bin can be home composted, not to mention all the garden waste that can be added to a compost bin. Yet many people still do not recognise how important and simple this is to do.

At first it may take up to six months before you start producing usable compost. But once you get going you will have a constant supply of compost made from your own garden and food waste.

Have a look a the latest leaflet from get composting