Kitchen and green garden waste

Green waste from your garden and vegetable food waste from your kitchen can easily be composted, which is the best way to recycle/reuse this material.

If you have a garden, you can make compost at home and use it to improve the soil and feed plants in your garden - see our guide to composting.

If you don't have a garden, your local council may have a scheme for collecting kitchen food waste and composting it centrally - then your local parks can benefit from the compost produced.

Things that can be composted include:

• Fruit and vegetable scraps

• Tea bags and coffee grounds

• Old flowers and bedding plants

• Hedge clippings and grass cuttings

• Egg boxes and egg shells

• Cardboard and newspaper in small quantities

• Leaves in small quantities

Did you know?

• Nearly 40 per cent of household waste is organic and can be recycled (Waste Online - composting information)

• Many boroughs offer discounted compost bins to help you get started