Tips on Composting

COMPOST BINS
Ecologic Ireland

Ecologic Ireland deliver compost bins nation-wide and (more importantly) spend about 15 minutes explaining how best to use them. For €79 they deliver a 330 litre bin (size is important when it comes to aerobic composting), made in Ireland from recycled plastic. As well as talking people through what to do they also
leave them with written instructions and a phone number in case they have any questions at a later date.

Deliveries in Dublin are usually within 7 days of ordering. Deliveries outside Dublin may take up to two weeks and can incur a delivery charge.

For those without gardens they also sell the Can-o-worms vermi-composting system.

If people would like to see the bins they can find Ecologic Ireland at the organic farmers markets in Leopardstown racecourse every Friday, Marley Park and Malahide at the Diamond every Saturday, and Dun Laoghaire Peoples Park and Ranelagh Multi-
denominational school every Sunday. The markets run from about 10am till about 3.30pm.

Their Website is www.ecologicireland.com and phone
number is 01 4627468

Grow Green Solutions. Supply composters, wormeries, food digesters, shredders etc. Also has tips for composting on the website
Grow Green Solutions. Ashford, Co. Wicklow, t. 0404
49893
www.growgreensolutions.com

WORMERIES
Element Green Solutions in Cork. ?179
www.elementgreen.com
Element Green, Acorn Business Campus, Mahon Industrial Park, Blackrock, Cork Tel: 353 (0)21 453 6153
Email: info@elementgreen.com

Worms Unlimited. Contact Anne Michelle: 087 137 4153

Eco-Ireland. www.eco-ireland.com Sells wormeries and
composting worms.

Cultivate Sustainable Living Centre, 15-19 Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 t. ( 01) 6746415. Sell wormeries. Also run workshops in how to manage your wormery correctly.

NAPPIES
There are two alternatives to regular disposable
nappies:
Compostable disposable nappies
Reusable cloth nappies

ECOBABY - supply disposable nappies that can be
composted.
44 Park West Enterprise Centre, Lavery Avenue, Dublin
12
Telephone CallSave 1850 52-52-53 (Republic of Ireland)
Telephone +353-1-620 5050 (Northern Ireland and International)
Fax +353-1-620 7966
info@ecobaby.ie
www.ecobaby.ie

TOTS BOTS - Reusable cloth nappies. Shaped like disposable nappies. Eventually outweigh the cost of buying disposable and there is no waste.
www.totsbots.com
Suite 214, Abercromby Business Centre,
279 Abercromby Street, Glasgow G40 2DD, Scotland. Tel:
+44 (0) 141 550 1514 Fax: + 44 (0) 141 550 1556 Email:
info@totsbots.com

The Baby Orchard (www.thebabyorchard.com) sell cloth nappies and compostable nappies. Their number is 1890 252 265.

GREEN CONES
GREEN CONE IRELAND
Digesting food waste
Green cones take all kind of green waste: bones, cooked
food, meat, dairy products, fish.
www.greencone.ie
info@greencone.ie
t. 492 0603

Useful websites:
www.cat.org.uk - Centre for Alternative Technology in
Wales

www.hdra.org.uk - Henry Doubleday Research Association -
has a lot of good advice on composting.

www.sustainable.ie - has useful directory of recycling
and composting facilities