I know most people know that most councils offer cheap compost bins, but for any newbies, I've just used this link where you just put in your postcode- saves having to find the right contact on your local council. I presume the prices are the same for all areas, but may not be.I've ordered a large black compost bin for 10 and a kitchen caddy for 2 quid and free delivery.(smaller bin is 8 quid)
www.recyclenow.com/compost (http://www.recyclenow.com/compost)
I ordered 3 big ones for £10 each, got a discount of £1 for ordering online and the kitchen caddy was free - for my postcode anyway!
I ordered one 5 weeks ago, and it hasn't arrived yet. :'(
I rang them last week and they said it would be delivered the same week.
Thanks for reminding me to ring again. :)
I've just ordered a 5 litre caddy and a packet of bin liners - £4.50 each for my postcode, free delivery. No composters offered and the cheapest one Torbay Council offers is £18, so I'm glad I bought my second one at Lidl for £12 a year ago.
Thanks for the link Caroline, the small caddy is just what I need :-*.
Tricia
HI
I JUST CHEATED
ordred the £2 caddy and the bin liners withough getting a compost bin - hehe
Cambourne7
I can't see the £2 caddy - am I being thick? :(
Scroll down :P
Still can't see it!!! I'm looking on the accessories page, right? ???
Click on the link provided in the post above.Click where it says low cost compost bins in my area.Enter your postcode and it should show the £2 caddy.
They've changed the prices and the range of caddies available.
The smallest is 5 litres at £4.50.
I use one of those small plastic dustbins I got in a £1 shop.
(http://www.davethewave.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bin.jpg)
It's about a foot high.
i currently use a box thats 2 ft high and 6 inches wide and it needs emptying every 2 days as everything goes in here then into my green wheelie bin.
I have ordered the 5ltr caddie
My bin arrived today. :)
I've half filled it already with dead plants, teabags, peelings and shredded paper I've been saving in rubble sacks.
It took 6 weeks to arrive, I was thinking of ordering another for my lottie, but I'm a bit reluctant.
I'll see if I can get some pallets and make one.
Dtw,
if you are lucky, some chap may have a trailer and a ready supply of pallets, i know of that someone.
PM me for more info.
Ooh! lovely. ;D
My council offers the big bins for £6 each, so I'm tempted, but do they work? A few of the lottie old'uns said that they don't work half as well as the traditional pallet-constructed compost heap
There's probably not as much air circulating as in a pallet one, as it's fairly well sealed except for the little door at the bottom. The lid is a tight fit.
Being black, I suppose it does get warmer in the summer which I assume would help the waste break down quicker.
But only a true comparison could be made by composting the same materials in the same place to see if there was a major difference.
I've just ordered one. We dont have a big area at all so I've gone for the smaller one.
I'm not sure about the comparision between traditional pallet ones and black bin ones, but I guess it works out to be which one suits you better.
If I had a pallet construction then I wouldnt have much planting room left.
Cant wait for it to arrive. :)
Hi
I live in northern ireland (comber area) and my council dont do the scheme and this website above dont cover my postcode either.
does anybody know where i might get cheap darleks?
England. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I had a look, and some of the local councils do them.
Armagh has a compost awareness week, but doesn't say when it is. ::)
http://www.armagh.gov.uk/subserviceprovide_desc.php?show_sub=1&dis=service&subdepartment_id=10#top (http://www.armagh.gov.uk/subserviceprovide_desc.php?show_sub=1&dis=service&subdepartment_id=10#top)
Omagh has a scheme, but no bins at the moment.
http://www.omagh.gov.uk/environment/waste_management/purchase_a_home_compost_bin/?keywords=compost+bin
Try you local council's website.
My local council dont offer the scheme and the next nearest scheme in belfast (a bargain £5 for darlek and caddy) say im outside of the area. :(
I suppose i could bribe a belfast living freind!
sometimes it sucks to be off the "mainland" no wilkinsons either!
MARVELLOUS thanks for the link ive ordered a big bin for a tenner and 3 7ltr kitchen caddies for £2 each - while im here i know you need to keep a balance of different 'ingredients' but would have LOADS of Tea bags do any harm?? it just since I got my plot everyone and their dog have been trying to help me by saving their Tea bags since i mentioned they could be composted! I am literally being handed bags full of the things and dont want to offend friendly offers but if im not careful i'll end up with a tea moutain! :o