Delivered and visited over 900 additional households who have purchased discounted compost bins from Wexford County Council. Compost needs air, moisture and food to work well. A mixture of half and half greens and browns should yield good compost. Such items as meat, fish, bones, dairy products, pet wastes and grease are best left out of the compost bin. Glass, plastic, metals are other inorganic waste cannot be composted.
Time is the other ingredient, good compost like good wine takes time to ferment.
You should have reasonable compost in 3-6 months. The process is quicker in the hot summer weather. The Council will have more discounted compost bins for sale from March 2001.