About one half of household waste is compostable kitchen and garden rubbish. Composting is an easy way to cheaply return the nutrients of this organic material to the soil. Compost may be used as a soil conditioner and a surface mulch.

South Dublin County Council is now providing 235-litre capacity Home Composters to domestic customers living within the Local Authority area at a price of €40.00 each.

To obtain an application form, which should be returned to us with your cheque or postal order marked "Composter", please click on this link to download a form, or telephone 01-414-9000, or write to

Environmental Services Dept., South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

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(Composter may differ slightly from samples illustrated)

The contents of the Home Composter are used by the owner as garden compost and are not collected by South Dublin County Council.

What can I put in my composter?
A mixture of items in both "Green" and "Brown" layers may be added, including:

"Green":

• Garden waste
• Leaves
• Weeds (not weed seeds)
• Dead plants and flowers
• Grass and hedge cuttings
• Branches and twigs
• Kitchen scraps
• Fruit, vegetables
• Tea bags and coffee

"Brown":

• Kitchen paper
• Sawdust and wood shavings
• Straw
• Paper / egg boxes
• Wood
• Larger twigs and branches (cut up into pieces)
• Crushed egg shells
• Feathers
• Newspaper - torn / dampened

Where can I obtain more information?
An information booklet, entitled "The Rotter's Guide to Home Composting", is available free of charge from South Dublin County Council. To obtain a copy, please email us at cccounter@sdublincoco.ie, or telephone 01-414-9000 and ask to be connected to Ext 6053, 6072, or 6069. We will take your address details and forward you a copy by post. A copy in PDF format [4.3 MB] is available to Download at this link.