Installing a Composter
![Install a composter 1](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter1-120x176.jpg)
Step 1:
Ideally your composter should be installed into the ground and not simply placed on top of the grass.
![Install a composter 2](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter2.jpg)
Step 2:
Start by cutting a circle of turf the same size as the base of your composter.
![Install a composter 3](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter3.jpg)
Step 3:
Work around the base with a space cutting to a depth of no less than 5 inches.
![Install a composter 4](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter4.jpg)
Step 4:
Remove the sod in sections.
![Install a composter 5](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter5.jpg)
Step 5:
Dig the exposed earth to loosen and break up compacted soil.
![Install a composter 6](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter6.jpg)
Step 6:
Place the composter into position.
![Install a composter 7](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter7.jpg)
Step 7:
Replace the sods to fit snuggly to the composter.
![Install a composter 8](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter8.jpg)
Step 8:
Press down each sod, remembering to leave a gap for the hatch.
![Install a composter 9](/media/SligoCountyCouncil2015/Services/Environment/Images/Installacomposter9.jpg)
Step 9:
Now add your organic waste. Make the first layer from brown organics (leaves/hay/straw/newspaper). Then simply dispose of organics as you generate them.