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Composting


Composting is an affordable, natural process that converts your food and garden waste into nutrient rich fertiliser. It’s easy to make and can be used in your garden.

Find out more about composting (Recycle Now)Buying a composter

You can compost at home using a compost heap, a homemade system, or a standard compost bin.

Cornwall Council has teamed up with Get Composting to provide great value compost bins and accessories. 

Find out more in the Get Composting website 

Water butts

Get Composting also offer a range of affordable water butts that allow you to collect and store rainwater. You can use this water for your garden, cleaning windows or washing your car, instead of tap water.

Find out more about water butts on the Get Composting website 

Cut back on your garden waste 

You can find advice on how to reduce the amount of waste from your garden here: garden waste minimisation.

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