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Composting is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your garden and food waste into nutrient food for your soil.

Home composting

Home composting is the most environmentally friendly way of dealing with kitchen and garden waste. It’s really easy to start and produces a nutrient rich compost that you can use in your garden. You can compost:

Grass cuttings
Soft prunings
Plants and some weeds
Fruit and vegetables
Egg shells
Coffee grounds
Old cut flowers
Cardboard (torn up)
Newspaper
Straw

Community composting

Check the Thornbury Community Composting Facebook page for the latest information about the site, including changes due to the coronavirus (Covid-19).

There is one community composting site in South Gloucestershire. It is located at the back of the Thornbury Leisure Centre car park, Thornbury Road, Bristol BS35 3JB.

Thornbury community composting site produces good quality compost which is available for a donation. Donations support the running costs of the site which is manned by volunteers.

You will need to bring a suitable bag and a shovel. Take care and don’t try to lift too much in one go. The site also sells compost bins, wood chip and wood.

For more information about the site visit www.facebook.com/groups/thornburycommunitycomposting