Composting at home

Reduced-price composters

Reduced-price garden compost bins, wormeries, kitchen (bokashi) composters, and water butts are available to anyone living in East Sussex County Council's area (which excludes Brighton & Hove). You can order the units through our suppliers, Straight plc. For further information or to place an order see the Get composting website or call them on 0844 571 4444.

For other units on the market, see our suppliers list below.

You could even have a go at building your own compost box or wormery – see the instruction leaflet below.

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Composting at home (262k) All you need to know about home composting, from getting started to getting the best results.
Using your kitchen composter (145k) How to get the best results from your kitchen composter.
Composting, wormery, and water butt supplies (36k) Suppliers of bins and butts, plus everything from Bokashi bran for your kitchen composter to worms for your wormery.
Compost pests - rats and flies (166k) Tips on how to avoid rats and flies when composting.
Build a composter or wormery (801k) Three projects to try at home. How to build a wooden compost box or a wormery from either wood or tyres.