Waste management
Composting Bin
Bedford Borough Council offers residents the chance to purchase home compost bins at a subsidised rate. For further details please go www.recyclenow.com/compost or download the leaflet below:
Did you know you can make your own compost bin?You can make your own composting bin from wire mesh, wood, old pallets, bricks, breeze blocks, PVC panels, old packing cases, chicken wire or stacks of used tyres. The bin you make will work better if it has a lid or cover, and no gaps in the sides. Position the bin on bare earth and if possible provide simple drainage with some woody prunings or large stones.
Three possible construction methods are listed below:
1. Build using 1 metre wooden planks. Build up the sides using approximately 7-8 planks, nailed firmly using deep nails into four corner posts. Leave one side open, in which you should slot planks in place to maintain easy access. If you make two bins, stand them side by side, so that one wall will be shared saving on wood and heat. Keep the box(es) covered with either an old carpet or tough polythene.
2. Staple chicken wire (wire mesh) around four posts, and line with sections of old carpet. For a lid, use another section of carpet.
3. If you can find four wooden pallets they will make a quick and easy composting bin. Use one pallet for each side, tacking tough polythene onto the inside of each. Fasten the four pallets together and use a piece of carpet or sheet of plastic to cover.
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