
How to Make and Use Compost
The Practical Guide for Everyone
Nicky Scott(Author)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-3994-2253-6 (ISBN)
Description
Create healthy soil and lower your carbon footprint with this handy guide to composting.
A process at the heart of organic gardening, composting is an easy and rewarding way to connect with nature while improving the health of your soil. Most importantly, composting encourages us to live more sustainably by reusing food waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
In How to Make and Use Compost, composting expert Nicky Scott reveals how and why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment, and the best methods for making your own compost. Whether you're composting in a garden or a kitchen, he provides clear guidance on the most appropriate system for your site and explains how different composting systems work, including cold composting, wormeries, bokashi and hot boxes.
This beginner-friendly guide features a handy A-Z to compostable materials, as well as guidance on common composting problems and their solutions. It also details how to compost food waste on a large scale, and how to plan a school or community compost scheme. An extensive list of resources, including websites, organisations, books and where to buy equipment, is also included.
Packed with beautiful photographs and illustrations, unearth the many rewards of composting with this handy step-by-step guide.
A process at the heart of organic gardening, composting is an easy and rewarding way to connect with nature while improving the health of your soil. Most importantly, composting encourages us to live more sustainably by reusing food waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
In How to Make and Use Compost, composting expert Nicky Scott reveals how and why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment, and the best methods for making your own compost. Whether you're composting in a garden or a kitchen, he provides clear guidance on the most appropriate system for your site and explains how different composting systems work, including cold composting, wormeries, bokashi and hot boxes.
This beginner-friendly guide features a handy A-Z to compostable materials, as well as guidance on common composting problems and their solutions. It also details how to compost food waste on a large scale, and how to plan a school or community compost scheme. An extensive list of resources, including websites, organisations, books and where to buy equipment, is also included.
Packed with beautiful photographs and illustrations, unearth the many rewards of composting with this handy step-by-step guide.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Colour photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3994-2253-6 (9781399422536)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Nicky Scott is the author of several books on composting and recycling. He advises schools, local authorities and businesses on composting kitchen waste and helps set up community composting groups. The 'hot box' composter he developed is widely used for composting food waste.
Content
Introduction
Part I
- Why make compost?
- How does it work?
- Making successful compost
- Choosing the right composting system
- Composting with worms
- Using your compost
- Community composting
Part II
- A-Z Guide
Part III
- Composting food waste on a large scale
- Composting in schools
Resources
Index
Part I
- Why make compost?
- How does it work?
- Making successful compost
- Choosing the right composting system
- Composting with worms
- Using your compost
- Community composting
Part II
- A-Z Guide
Part III
- Composting food waste on a large scale
- Composting in schools
Resources
Index