Composting

Thought of composting your garden waste at home?

To encourage residents to get composting, North Tyneside Council has teamed up with Getcomposting.com to offer Home Compost Bins at heavily discounted prices and buy-one-get-one-free offers.

In addition to your garden waste, a compost bin can also take some kitchen waste, such as:

  • vegetable peelings
  • egg shells
  • tea bags
  • coffee grounds

For a full list of what can and can't be composted, special offers and compost converter sizes please visit www.getcomposting.com.

Enter your post code and you can find your subsidised items under the 'special offers' tab.

 

Water butt offer for residents

As part of our plans to work towards being carbon net zero by 2030, we have teamed up with getcomposting.com to also offer residents half price water butts, as well as our usual subsidised composter offer.

A water butt is a simple way to reduce the impact your garden has on the environment, making use of rainwater and reducing the amount of tap water you use.

Plants and vegetables often flourish more as a result of water in a butt, with it being at a similar ambient temperature as the surrounding environment, as opposed to tap water which is often much cooler.