Last year Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents helped compost over 81,400 tonnes of organic garden cuttings and food waste by either home composting or through centralised composting provided by their local council. We know that our rubbish is potentially made up of 2% garden cuttings, which means we still sent over 7,720 tonnes to be buried in the ground. When our garden cuttings are deposited in landfill sites it decomposes, often producing methane, a potentially explosive gas, which contributes to climate change.

How can I compost my garden cuttings?

There are three ways of doing this, with a home compost bin, through your kerbside composting collection or through the local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

What happens to my garden cuttings?

All the materials that you put into your kerbside composting collection is taken to one of three, locally based composting sites. These sites compost your waste just as home compost bins do but on a larger scale! The procedure is strictly controlled and it can take several weeks for your waste to turn into beautiful compost!

The compost is sold to farmers, garden centres and to the public directly. See our centralised composting page for details.