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Composting

Home composting is a great free fertiliser for your garden. It also helps the environment by cutting down on harmful greenhouse gases.

Composting is the process of breaking down food scraps and garden waste into nutrient-rich soil and fertiliser.

Composting

The benefits of compost are:

  • it saves space in your bin
  • it's a fantastic free fertiliser for your garden
  • it improves the condition of your soil

Food and garden service

You can now add food scraps to your green bin.

Find out more about the food and garden service.

Pet poo

Pet poo cannot go in the food and garden bin or in your home compost. Dog and cat poo can contain parasites and bacteria that could make the compost unsafe.

You can purchase a pet poo compost system at a discounted price to dispose of dog and cat poo. The compost system should be placed away from any edible plants/veggie gardens.

Learn more about composting pet poo and kitty litter.

Join the compost community

Save up to 60 per cent off a compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bin.

One rebate is available per Knox household (ratepayers and renters) per financial year. 

Learn more about the compost community and rebates

How to compost

There are different ways to compost your food waste:

Compost bins

Large enclosed bins in which you can place a mix of food scraps and garden clippings.

Compost bins are useful if you have a garden in which to use the compost. Your garden is a source of dead leaves, mulch and clippings required for the process.

Learn more about compost bins

Worm farms

Worm farms house bedding and composting worms. You can add food scraps at regular intervals for the worms to eat.

Worm farms are great if you have a small garden, or children who would like to keep worms as pets.

Learn more about worm farms

Bokashi bins

Bokashi bins harness beneficial microbes to ferment food waste.

These bins are compact, airtight and odour free. They are great if you don’t have a garden as they are designed to sit in your kitchen.

Learn more about bokashi bins

Use your compost

Learn how to use your compost to grow fresh fruit and veggies with our Gardens for Harvest program. You'll receive our popular 64 page growing guide and 'What to plant when' calendar.

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