Home Composting

Home Composting

We have continued to develop support for home composting, including updating our “How to Compost” guide to help you start composting at home. This guide is based on “cold” composting but gives a little information about other composting options. You can download the booklet and print a copy out. The booklet was originally made for our home composting starter scheme, and has been updated in conjunction with Transition Black Isle and MOO Foods. The image below shows the basics of “Greens” and “Browns” that you will need for composting, along with what you should avoid when cold composting.

Image of greens and browns

There are some great links at the end of the brochure for more information on composting and also some for how to make your own compost bins at home.

Compost Bins

We offer compost bins to households in Lochaber, with the aim of helping households to reduce waste sent to landfill, whilst making compost for you to use in your garden. If you are not used to composting, or just want to learn a bit more about it, we also run occasional composting classes and promote these on our social media pages. To find out more about our compost bins or our workshops, please contact Lesley on lesley@lochaberenviro.org.uk or ring the office on 01397 700090.

Please see image of an online map below which shows the distribution of home compost bins through the HCWP project. The map links to the online / updated version if you click on it. The different colours relate to bins distributed during the different years of the project.

Map showing compost bin distribution with a link to Google maps for the most up to date version.

Spotlight on…..

Sarah Jane Boles joined us at one of our composting courses in 2022, click on the photo for information of her story and what happened next.

When asked what she enjoys the most about home composting, Sarah said:

“I love being able
to recycle and make the most of nature’s resources”

Sarah’s advice to others is:

“Composting is fun and rewarding. Do it.”

Image of Sarah Jane Boles