Compost bins

Composting at home is a quick, easy and cost-effective method of clearing away garden waste and making a free supply of compost to use in your garden.

Whether it's vegetable peelings and eggshells from the kitchen, compostable products, shredded paper or the cuttings from the lawnmower, simply throw it in your compost bin and it will gradually break down to produce environmentally-friendly compost.
 

Get a compost bin

We've  teamed up with Essex County Council's Love Essex Team to offer you the opportunity to buy home composting bins.

Discounted compost bins - start composting from just £10

To support more people to start composting, Essex County Council have increased the subsidy they offer on compost bins for the month of September. You can now get:

• 220l bins from £10
• 330l bins from £20

If you purchase two of the same size compost bins you can get a further 50% off the price of the second bin.

The compost bins are made in the UK from up to 100% recycled plastic collected from local authorities and require no set-up.

All you need to do is enter your Essex postcode and your discount will be automatically applied.

Love Essex has more advice, including some easy to follow instructions on how to make your own compost heap.

Garden waste tips and ideas 

If you have too much garden waste, here are some ideas on what to do:

• add garden waste to your home composter or ask your neighbour about adding it to theirs
• use grass cuttings as mulch
• cut up and compact your garden cuttings and clipping as much as possible to reduce the volume and help store your garden waste
• hold off on some or all of your gardening tasks and wait for a visit by our garden waste weekend skip service
• you can also take garden waste to your local recycling centre

Composting at home has benefits to your garden as well as to the wider environment. You can find out more at loveessex.org.