Jeays Street Community Garden

About

8 Jeays Street, Bowen Hills.

1. Empty your fruit and vegetable scraps in the 'hungry' bin.

2. Add some carbon material from the 'browns' bin and close the lid.

This is a Brisbane City Council community composting hub. See the below link for more information.

What’s accepted

1. Coffee grounds (no coffee pods)
2. Cooked and uncooked fruit and vegetable scraps including citrus, onions, and garlic. Remove plastic stickers and cut scraps into small pieces
3. Eggshells only (not whole eggs)
4. Tea leaves and tea bags made from paper
5. Tofu and soy
6. Bokashi bin contents (may include meat)
7. Grass (small quantities)
8. leaves
9. Shredded paper
10. Tissue paper

What’s not

1. Biodegradable and compostable items (e.g. bags, cutlery, plates, cups, bowls, coffee pods)
2. Bread, rice, pasta
3. Chopsticks
4. Cigarette butts
5. Compostable bio bags
6. Dairy products (e.g. yoghurt, cheese, ice cream, all milk types)
7. Meat products (e.g. bones, red and white meat)
8. Pet and poultry droppings, faeces, kitty litter
9. Plastic bags and food packaging (including stickers from fruit and vegetables)
10. Seafood
11. Tape, ties, rubber bands
12. Whole fruit and large fruit pieces (e.g. watermelon rinds)
13. Wooden icy pole sticks