Discounted Composting Kits

Hurunui Council has discounted food waste and pet waste composting kits available for sale from the locations below.

• Amberley transfer station.
• Hanmer Springs transfer station.
• Amberley Council offices.
• Via ordering at Amberley, Cheviot, Culverden and Hanmer Springs libraries for collection within a couple of days.

Food Waste Composting Kits

Bokashi composting kits are available for purchase, these allow food waste to be recycled into a nutrient rich compost in under half the time of normal composting.

Made from effective microorganisms (EM), molasses and plant based materials, such as sawdust, rice bran or wheat bran, bokashi is a natural product and using a special airtight container, it can be added to the following.

• Fruit and vegetables
• Left over prepared foods
• Cooked or raw meat and fish
• Egg shells
• Small pieces of bones
• Coffee grinds and tea bags