The weather is exceptionally hot. View guidance on conserving water and staying safe in hot weather and what to do if you see someone sleeping on the streets on Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP).

Due to the hot weather, we'll start collecting bins from 6am on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. If your bin is due for collection, make sure you put your bins out the night before or no later than 6am on the day of collection.

Buy compost from our recycling centres

Sustainable, local and peat-free compost is available to buy from our recycling centres.

Buckinghamshire Community Compost is:

made from garden waste from homes in Buckinghamshire
peat-free
PAS 100 certified

Buy the compost

You can buy the compost from all 10 of our household recycling centre household recycling centres.

We only accept card payments.

Please note:

The Community Compost card machine is temporarily out of action at Aston Clinton Household Recycling Centre, the nearest sites to buy compost at are Aylesbury, Chesham or Amersham.
The Community Compost card machine is temporarily out of action at Beaconsfield Household Recycling Centre, the nearest sites to buy compost at are Burnham or Amersham.

Price list
Number of bags	Price
1x 40 Litre bag	£5.50
3x 40 Litre bags	£15.50

All the proceeds from the sales of the compost will be used for good causes in Buckinghamshire.

How the compost is made

Garden waste is collected from households and our recycling centres and taken to composting facilities in:

Buckinghamshire
Bedfordshire
Hertfordshire
Oxfordshire

Buckinghamshire Community Compost itself comes from a composting facility in Sutton Courtenay. Garden waste is given to them from various local sources, with 1,000 tonnes coming from Buckinghamshire.

The garden waste is shredded, piled into large compost heaps, turned regularly and reaches over 50°C.

The whole process can take as little as 8 weeks.