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SWITCH has now come to an end. We would like to thank all participants for helping Charnwood Borough Council to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

To find out the best offers on food digesters and home composting equipment please follow this link.

Type of equipment

Green Cone

Home Composter

Food Composter

Wormery

Brown Bin

Price

£5

£5

OUT OF STOCK

£16

£15 if paid by direct debit, otherwise £26/year

Where to
put it

Sunny area with well drained soil, where the basket can be buried underground

Sunny/partly shaded part of the garden on a flat area of grass or soil

Sunny/partly shaded area, firm ground (avoid sinking)

Shady/sheltered location, situated on a flat area, grass or paved

Outside the property before 7am on collection day

What can be put in

All types of kitchen waste including fruit and vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat and fish, bones, dairy products and other organic kitchen waste

Garden waste and some uncooked kitchen waste i.e. fruit and vegetable peelings, teabags, paper and cardboard

Garden waste, cooked and uncooked kitchen waste, including fish and meat – NO bones.

Kitchen waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings and a small amount of paper and cardboard

Leaves, small twigs, hedge trimmings, grass cuttings, weeds, old plants, raw fruits/vegetables

What is
produced

No product, food waste is converted into water, carbon dioxide and a small amount of residue

Compost (after approximately 9-12 months)

Rich compost after 6 months (according to usage)

Soil improver and liquid fertilizer which needs to be diluted before using it

Fewer trips to Household Recycling and Waste Site, TIPS

Additional
Information

Kitchen caddy & a sachet of accelerator powder included

Leaflet with information for best use included

Voucher included for 500gr of standard compost worms

Once we have collected your garden waste it is composted and used appropriately.

Frequently Asked Questions (1)

I Am Not Able to Put Vegetable Peelings and Organic Kitchen Waste Etc Into the Brown Garden Waste Bin, So Where Can These Go?

We recommend that uncooked food waste, such as vegetable peelings, tea bags and egg shells, should be placed in a home composter. Cooked food waste, such as left-overs can be placed in a food digester. For current offers and further information on home composters, and cooked food waste digesters, call the County Council on 0116 305 7005, or click here.

Last updated: Tue 3rd January, 2012 @ 15:17

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