Composting

Millions of tonnes of garden waste, such as grass cuttings, prunings and leaves, are sent to landfill sites each year.

Composting is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your kitchen and garden waste into a valuable food for your garden.

Finished compost is great for using on flowerbeds, vegetable plots and for mixing into planters. It can really make your garden bloom. By composting at home, you can reduce the amount of rubbish you put in your grey refuse bin, while returning important nutrients and minerals to your soil. Home compost is free, easy to make and even easier to use.

The aim of our waste strategy, Target 45+, is to make minimising waste a priority. One key part of waste not yet collected from all households is garden waste. Before introducing collections citywide, the most important thing is to reduce the amount of waste to be collected. We need to promote the most cost-effective ways of getting you to think twice before putting garden and compostable waste into your grey refuse bins.

Compost bin offers

We have joined up with the Recycle Now Home Composting Campaign, a government funded scheme, to encourage people to reduce the waste they send to landfill.

Buying in large volumes direct from manufacturers lets us offer compost bins for less. Also, we subsidise them and their free home delivery. This means that you can purchase a standard 330ltr black compost bin at a vastly reduced price, compared to the regular price of £49!

Order your bin online now at Recycle Now (link opens in a new window) or call 0845 076 0223 quoting reference “kiss9”. You can now order your accessories online too.

Tips on how to make compost, and other information, will be supplied with each compost bin. More information and composting information sheets are available to download from Recycle Now (link opens in a new window).

Compost converter 220ltr

• H90cm x D74cm
• strong, sturdy construction
• sliding hatch for easy access to compost
• no assembly required
• 100 per cent recycled material

This compost bin is available, free of charge, but only for the first 1000 orders. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is £39, so order now and grab a bargain!

The free bin is limited to one per household, and to those homes not previously involved in our home composting scheme and whilst stocks last. Expect delivery within 28 days. This information is also available as a downloadable PDF, which also includes a postal order form -

Contact us

You can contact us in person via one of our customer service centres or by post at the address below -

Waste management
Hull City Council
Dalton Street
Hull
HU8 8BB

Tel: 01482 300 300
Email: wastemanagement@hullcc.gov.uk