Brown Bin (Compostable Garden waste only)

Garden Waste Grass Hedge cuttings Leaves Plants and shrubs Twigs and branches Only the above will be accepted and should be placed loose in your bin.  Please prune twigs and branches into short lengths

Ashes Cold Ashes From coal, peat or wood fires.  These should be places loose in your bin.

NOTE It is hoped to include kitchen food waste in the Brown Bin in the future.  Householders will be advised.

 

IMPORTANT

If your Blue Bin/Brown Bin is found to be contaminated, i.e. includes unacceptable wastes, it WILL NOT BE EMPTIED.  It will be the householder’s responsibility to ensure that any contaminants are removed before it is presented for the NEXT SCHEDULED Blue Bin/Brown Bin COLLECTION DAY.  Contaminated bins can result in a complete lorry load being rejected by the Materials Recovery Facility or Composting Facility.

 

WHAT HAPPENS THE MATERIAL IN YOUR BROWN BIN?

The material in your brown bin is brought to a composting facility where it undergoes Windrow Composting.  The organic material is left to decompose outdoors, aided only by watering and mechanical turning for aeration. This method is simple and non-intensive. It is the slowest large-scale method used to produce compost.

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Please Note:

Currently the facility that your Brown bin waste is sent to has Windrow Composting. This method of composting is unsuitable for kitchen waste.When appropriate infractructure is put in place, all kichen/food waste will be allowed to go into the brown bin. You will be notified of any changes when they occur.