The most sustainable way that you can dispose of your grass and hedge clippings etc. is to home compost them. The Council promotes home composting as a very sustainable method of managing both kitchen and garden waste through turning it into a useful soil conditioner.
A new discounted compost bin scheme has been running since April 2010. The new scheme offers a range of products including home composters, wormeries, caddy liners, aerators and sieves all at highly competitive prices.
For more information on the Discounted Home Composting Scheme visit the website http://www.derbyshire.getcomposting.com/
Useful tips
Please remember that instead of putting grass cuttings in your green wheeled bin you can leave them on the lawn. As the cuttings decompose, they release up to 30% of the lawn’s required nutrients. It is only necessary to remove the cuttings from the lawn at the beginning and end of the growing season when decomposition is slow.
If you are unable to home compost and do not want to to leave your grass cuttings on the lawn you can always consider joining the garden waste collection scheme. More information about the scheme is available on the web page labelled Garden Waste Collections.
