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[ubereglu]

Hi,

 

I start my second year at university in September and will no longer be in halls of residence. One thing I hated about my first year was the inability to compost or dispose of food waste in an eco-friendly way, as at home we try to compost everything we can. Do any of you know of any small scale wormeries or compost heaps I could get hold of which are relatively inexpensive?

 

The house I will be living in does have a very small garden, so I'd at least have somewhere to put it, and ideally I would be able to take it back home at the end of the academic year for when I'll then change accommodation again.

 

Any ideas?

[Egluntyne]

There are umpteen websites with details of making wormeries from inexpensive or used household items.

 

Here and here are a couple of examples. It's amazing what you can do with oddments such as an old crate and Irn Bru can or two if you are inventive.

[merlina]

It's worth checking out your local council website (your permanent address and your term-time address)

Many offer various discounts on composters (I, for eg, got a £90 compost bin for £

This is the link we use :

http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/waste/reduce_and_reuse/compost_pages/food_waste_digesters.htm

also

http://www.getcomposting.com/

The offers change from time to time so it's worth checking back regularly

Edited August 13, 2012 by Guest

[Bramble]

It's well worth keeping an eye out for "worm city" wormeries on ebay. Their models usually sell for £50++++ (+delivery) but quite often they have "seconds" on ebay (with trays that are slightly damaged) I got one for less than £30 including delivery and am thrilled with it, arrived the next day and it's brilliant! Yes, it's a second, yes a couple of corners are a bit chipped but nothing that stops it working as it should and I wouldn't notice if i didn't know. Perfect size for a small garden too.

The day I bought mine I think they listed about 12 seconds as "Buy it Nows" - they'd sold out of them within a couple of hours!!!

[The Dogmother]

I'd also suggest the local authority websites as they usually have good deals, also try asking on your local freecycle/freegle boards.