What can be composted over Christmas?
It's surprising how many Christmas items can be composted. We have come up with some suggestions which we hope you will find useful.
- A third of your kitchen waste can be composted. Fill your kitchen caddy with those Christmas fruit and vegetable peelings, teabags, coffee grounds, paper towels and eggshells. Even Rudolf's uneaten carrot can go in!
- Once the presents have been opened, wrapping paper and gift tags can be scrunched up and added to the mix. Be careful not to include wrapping paper made from plastic film or heavily glittered tags.
- Cardboard packaging from Christmas toys and gifts will add fibre and structure to your bin, as will the additional paper and cardboard packaging from your kitchen store cupboard!
- Paper napkins, Christmas crackers inners and party hats from your Christmas table are also good compost ingredients.
- Wood ash from open fires can be put into your compost bin; after Santa has been, of course!
- The remnants of your New Years Eve party can also be composted - nut shells, cocktail sticks, paper plates and some party food packaging. Natural corks will take longer to break down but can also be added to your compost bin
- With additional visitors over the Christmas period, there is bound to be vacuuming to do. The contents of your vacuum cleaner can be emptied into the compost bin.
- Holly, mistletoe, paper chains and decorations can also be composted after Twelfth Night
