What can I compost at home?
If you have a home compost bin, you can compost the following:
- fruit and vegetable scraps
- crushed eggshells
- leaves
- grass clippings
- garden plants - use disease-free plants only
- lawn and garden weeds (but not those that have gone to seed as they will survive the composting process)
- shrub prunings
- straw or hay
- pine needles (but not too many as they are very acidic)
- flowers, cuttings (chop up any long woody stems)
- wood ash (but make sure it's not hot and do not put in too much)
- chicken manure
- coffee grounds
- tea leaves and bags
- newspaper (chopped up or shredded)
- shredded paper (avoid using glossy paper and coloured inks)
- cardboard (chopped up or shredded)
- corn cobs (chopped up)
- wood chips (not too many)