Why compost at home?

Whether you’re a keen gardener or just want to choose the greenest, most natural way to deal with your food and garden waste, home composting is the perfect solution.

Grass cuttings, dried leaves, twigs and vegetable peelings are just some of the ingredients that can go into a compost bin or heap to make peat-free compost – ideal to use in potting or planting in your garden or allotment.

Getting started is easy. All you need is a compost bin or a small space in the garden to create a heap. Then just follow our easy guide to creating your own supply of natural food for your garden.

How can the Council help?

As part of the Surrey Waste Partnership we can offer help through low cost compost bins, accessories and water butts, plus composting advice and tips.  Click here for more information or to place an order.

Further help and advice

If you want to talk to someone about home composting you can visit the Council's home composting roadshow at Epsom Farmers' Market. 

The Farmers' Market takes place at the Market Square, High Street, Epsom from 9am to 2pm on the first Sunday of each month.  We even have a demonstration home compost heap to show you how easy it can be.

PartnerCHIP

PartnerCHIP has been founded to help solve the problems of waste in Epsom & Ewell. PartnerCHIP wants much more of our garden waste to stay in Epsom & Ewell, and be used as compost or mulch in people's own gardens.  PartnerCHIP offers composting help, and on-line compost problem solver and shredder hire.

PartnerCHIP can be contacted at:

40 Woodlands Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 7HW

Telephone 07917 066 658.

You can also speak to PartnerCHIP at the Council's home composting roadshow at the Farmers' Market, as above.