Composting is using your food and garden waste to make your own nutrient-rich compost that you can use to help feed your flowers, plants and vegetables.
Get a free compost bin
You may be eligible for a free compost bin if you meet all the following criteria:
- You live in a rural area of the borough
- You don't have a brown garden waste bin
Email recycling@rochdale.gov.uk to request a free compost bin if you think you're eligible
Buy or create a compost bin
You can:
- Purchase a reduced price compost bin. We're working with getcomposting.com to offer residents reduced price compost bins.
- Purchase a relatively inexpensive one from a garden centre or large supermarket.
- Create a compost heap in a corner of your garden.
- Build your own compost bin out of old pallets or pieces of wood.
Purchase a reduced price compost bin
Free compost for voluntary groups and schools
Recycle for Greater Manchester and SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK want to turn waste into something useful.
If you're part of a local community group, school, or voluntary organisation, you can request a free one-tonne bag of peat-free compost to support your recycling and sustainability efforts.
Why composting is important
By composting your garden and kitchen waste, you're reducing the amount of waste going in your food and garden waste recycling bin.
How to waste less
There are many ways you can waste less. By making small changes in the way you buy, use and throw away not only helps the environment but can save you money too.