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A compost bin turns organic waste, including vegetable scraps and garden waste, into excellent quality compost. This material acts as a natural fertiliser to give the garden a boost. Confined in the compost bin under controlled conditions, the material breakdown accelerates. Micro-organisms, earthworms and insects in the soil assist in breaking down the organic waste in the compost bin.

The benefits of compost are:

• improves drainage
• assists plant growth and disease resistance
• absorbs and filters runoff
• reduces unwanted insects

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