Compost bin, wormery or hotbox
GrassyKnoll
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I understand the difference between the three in what they do. I just don't really know which I should go for. They all, ultimately, produce compost.
I will have your usual lawn cuttings, hedge (pine) cuttings, leaves in autumn from 3 silver birch and 2 rowan trees as well as normal plant clippings etc, but as well as this we have 2 rabbits whose waste I would like to make better use of.
I put most of the rabbit droppings straight onto the flowerbeds at the moment, but I have to throw away all of the straw bedding. I can't put this in my council brown bin because apparently rabbit urine isn't allowed in the garden waste.
I do, however want to use this waste in my own compost effectively.
I doubt I will be putting much, if any, food waste in there. So any advice or opinion is appreciated as always.
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It sounds like you would be best with a compost bin. It will certainly take lawn clippings mixed with shredded paper and rabbit droppings and straw , cardboard, leaves.
The food waste, I'm not sure about; your food waste may not be the same as my food waste. Raw vegetable waste is fine; cooked stuff will attract rats. Cooked stuff can go in a wormery, but not in great quantity.
A hot box is fine if you have the time and energy to turn the contents thoroughly and often.
I have a hot bin and a wormary. I really don't get much from my wormary as I only put in two hand fulls of kitchen waste a week.
With a hot bin you need to keep the waist flowing in order to keep it hot with a good mixture of brown and green waste
If if its your first compost bin then I would go for the standard compost bin. They are affective and you can just add the waste as and when it becomes available. Just remember to add a good mixture of greens and browns.