Garden waste is taken to one of several composting sites where it is shredded and arranged into windrows (large toblerone shaped heaps about 3m high and 10m long). The heaps are turned regularly to allow aerobic digestion, and after 12 to16 weeks the compost is ready. It is then screened to remove large particles (which are put through the process again) and used for land improvement or bagged ready to be sold at garden centres and Leicestershire’s Recycling and Household Waste Sites.