Compost Pages

Composting is a natural process that breaks down biodegradable material and returns the nutients to the soil. This can be contained to produce a soil improver that you can use on your garden.

Master Composters Wanted!

Interested in volunteering in your local community or passionate about composting?

Then why not volunteer as a Master Composter.

It doesn’t matter if you have never composted before or if you are a composting expert, as free comprehensive training will be given. As a Master Composter you will promote home composting to your local community.

For more information on our Master Composter scheme and how you can get involved visit our Master Composter page.

For more information on how you can create your own compost visit our composting at home page.

Leicestershire County Council also operate the Rot-a-Lot Composting Club which has been set up to help Leicestershire residents achieve the best results from their compost bins. Members of the club benefit through regular newsletters, workshops, a dedicated e-mail address and helpline. Please visit the Rot-a-Lot Composting Club page for more details.

Green Cone  and the other food digesters accept all types of food waste, including fruit and vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat or fish, bones, dairy products and other organic kitchen waste e.g. tea bags, bread etc. Items that do not normally go into a compost bin.

There is a great range of discounted food waste digesters and compost bins on offer for Leicestershire residents.

To find out more and how you can order yours visit our dedicated food waste digester page.

Subsidised compost bins are available to Leicestershire residents, further information on these great offers is available on the compost bins page.

Leicestershire County Council has set up the Rot-a-Lot Composting Club to assist Leicestershire residents with their composting. Whether you are an expert or a beginner we can help you get the best from your compost bin or heap. For more details visit the Rot-a-Lot Composting Club page.

Leicestershire County Council operate two centralised composting facilities at Lount and Kibworth where the garden waste delivered to Leicestershire's Recycling & Household Waste Sites is made into Compost. To find out more visit our Organo County Compost page