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Running a compost bin is easy and takes up very little time or space and is a great way of reducing the amount of rubbish you can put in the refuse. You can compost garden and kitchen waste and small amounts of shredded paper and cardboard to make a useful product for your garden and / or pots and planters, without too much expertise. Contact UsTel: 01273 484999 , Minicom: 01273 484488, Email: customer.services@lewes.gov.ukYou can visit us at: Community Recycling Centre, 20 North Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2PE Maps: Maps of the Lewes District Read More...
What can I put in the compost bin?Quick to rot and provide important nitrogen: Tea bags, grass cuttings, old flowers and nettles, coffee grounds and filter papers, vegetable peelings, salad leaves and fruit scraps. Slower to rot and provide carbon and fibre and allow air into the compost: Cardboard, eggboxes, scrunched up paper, fallen leaves, sawdust, twigs, branches and bark. Keep Out!Never allow these in your compost bin: meat, cooked veg, diseased plants, nappies, dog poo or cat litter, dairy products, perennial weeds or weeds with seed heads. Having problems with your compost or don’t know where to start?Call the Compost Doctor for help. The Compost doctor will give practical help and advice call 0845 6022647 or email compostdoctor@eastsussex.gov.uk The help line is open Monday to Friday 11am – 7pm and 10am – 4pm on Saturday. Useful Links
Having problems with your composting? Then use the following external link to go to the Compost Doctor Scheme webpage on the Common Cause Co-operative's website to find out how they can help.
The Get Composting webpage for East Sussex County Council gives composting information and offers for residents for a special offer compost bin
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The first step is to decide how much space you have in your garden for a compost bin and which type of bin will suit your household's needs. As part of our campaign to encourage householders to reduce their waste and to recycle we are offering compost bins, food digesters and water butts to residents at a fraction of the usual cost. Click on the links on this page to find out which bin is best for you.