Search

Popular searches council tax planning applications jobs bin collection

Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale House
Workington
Cumbria CA14 3YJ
Tel: 01900 702702
Fax: 01900 702507
Email: enquiries@allerdale.gov.uk

Main Sections

01900 702702

01900 702507

enquiries@allerdale.gov.uk

Allerdale Borough Council,
Allerdale House,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 3YJ

Keywords for this page

home, compost, composting, bin, garden, waste, recycle, recycling, apply, request, requesting, house, household, subsidised, subsidy, price, cost, fund, funding, materials, food
What is this for?

You are here: Home Page » Environment and planning » Recycling, rubbish and waste » Home Composters

On this page:

Electronic forms

Downloadable documents

Home Composting

Demo compost bin love recycling icon Home composting is a good way of reducing biodegradable waste (or waste that rots down). The type of material you can put into a home compost bin is vegetable peelings, fruit, tea bags, as well as other garden waste such as grass and leaves if you are not yet part of the garden waste recycling scheme. This waste normally goes into your rubbish bin and gets sent to landfill for disposal. By making home compost you can reduce this as well as generating a product that can be used as a soil conditioner in your own garden.

Allerdale Borough Council in partnership with Cumbria County Council and other Cumbrian Authorities have been successful in securing WRAP funding for the provision of subsidised Home Compost Bins. These bins are open to all householders in Allerdale whether you are already on the existing garden waste scheme or not. There will be a limited number of Home Compost bins issued to each house this is to ensure demand can be met.

To request a Home Compost Bin at the subsidised price please go to www.recyclenow.com/compost, ring 0845 077 0757, or click on the downloadable form below.

Any Schools or community groups wishing to obtain a Home Compost Bin please ring 01900 702800 to order or for advice.