Master Composter Sites in Ireland

0: Tralee Demo Site

Situated at Tralee Town Council Allotments, Deans Lane in Moyderwell, this demo site has 6 different composting systems in operation - wood& wire bin, stackable wooden bin, pallet composter, worm bin and green cone. For more information or to get one of the volunteers to help in your area contact Mícheál Ó Coileáin of Kerry County Council.

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1: Mallow Demo Site

Opened in 2010, this demo site is situated in allotment gardens in the Quarterstown industrial estate just outside Mallow town. There are 8 different composting systems in use by the local gardeners including:5-bin concrete block system, leaf mould, worm bin, & green cone andhomemade food digesters. For more information contact Margaret Desmond, RAPID Coordinator, at Mallow Town Council.

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2: Frenchpark Demo Site

This was the first Master Composter demo site established in Ireland in 2009. Part of the local community since then it is serviced by the local creche and maintained by the volunteers in the area. It has the following compost systems:Turf loam, wood and wire bin, leaf mould bin, pallet composter, plastic councilbin, stackable wooden bin, rotating barrel system, worm bin and green conedigesters. For more information contact Suzanne Dempsey of Roscommon County Council.

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3: Sonairte Demo Site

Situated in the Sonairte Ecology Centre, this demo site was officially opened in 2011. There are 7 different types of composters in operation (including overa dozen holding systems and wormeries)and these manage the organic wastes from the centres gardens. For more information contact Peter Brady in Meath County Council

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4: North Dublin Demo Site

One of two demo sites in Dublin, this one, situated in theNational Botanical Gardens has 6 systems in operation - 3-bin wooden turning system, two plastic councilcomposters, leaf mould bins, stackable wooden bin and green cone digester. The local volunteers are available to show the composting way so for moreinformation contact: Sandra Smith in Dubin City Council or Edwina Dunford inFingal County Council

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5: South Dublin Demo Site (closed temporarily)

Situated in Airfield Farm, this demo site was established in 2011 and,::text like its counterpart from the other side of the city has 6 compost systems in operation including 3-binconcrete block turning system, leaf mould bins, pallet composter, stackablewooden bin, worm bin and green cone digester. Contact Kate Hynes in Dun Laoghaire County Council or Sorcha O Brien in South Dublin County Council for more information or to get in touch with volunteers to help you with your composting queries.

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6: Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC)

The IPCC, located in the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, have a well established demo site that is managed by staff and volunteers of the IPCC. There are five different compost systems in the wildlife gardens of the centre and these are used to manage the garden clippings and food waste from the centre. The compost is used throughout the chemical and peat free wildlife gardens.

For more information visit www.ipcc.ie

7: Limerick Master Composter Programme

Following from the successful Stop Food Waste Master Composter programme run jointly between Limerick City and Clare Councils in June, a Home Composting Demonstration Site has been built at O' Brien Park, Clare Street, Limerick. This demo site features 5 systems for composting food and garden waste. For further information about the demo site, or if you would::text like some of the Limerick Master Composters to help you with your food waste prevention or to train you in your management of food or garden waste, please contact the Environmental Awareness Unit of Limerick County Council (Sinead McDonnell Tel: 061-407195).

8: Clare Master Composter Programme

9: Life Time Lab Demo Site

10: Shanganagh Cliffs Demo Site

Established in 2011 by 3 of the master composter volunteers that trained in Airfield, the Shanganagh Cliffs demo site is part of the community gardens in Shankill. It has a number of different composting systems in operation including: concrete block turning system, plastic council composter, leaf mould bin,pallet composter, stackable wooden bin, worm bin and green cone digester. Situated right by the DART line it is a great output of the hard work done locally by the trained master composter volunteers.

For more information contact: Kate Hynes, DLR County Council: 01 205 4344

11: Cork County Council

Cork County Council and Stop Food Waste have supported the building of a Home Composting Demonstration Site at the County Council Waterworks at Iniscarra. This site features 7 different composting systems for food and garden waste and should be of particular interest to schools, Tidy Towns, residents' committees and other groups. Viewing and guidance are available.

Please contact Dr. Mary Stack, Environmental Awareness Officer, Cork County Council for further details.

12: The Lawn, Claremorris, Co. Mayo Demo Site

Established in 2012 and situated in the middle of Claremorris, this Master Composter demo site has the following composting systems:Leaf mould bin, pallet composter, plastic council bin, stackable wooden bin andwormery. There are many volunteers in the area so if you need any help for your local groups or upcoming events contact Sharon Cameron, Mayo County Council: 094 904 7360

13: Donnybrook Heritage Garden

Set up in 2012, this lovely site has been a great addition to the existing training that has been taking place here over the past few years. Currently there are 4 composting systems operating there - a three bin turning system, a plastic cone composter, leaf mould bins and wormery. For more information contact the Heritage Gardens or Sandra Smith, Dublin City Council

14: Castlebridge, Co. Wexford Demo Site

The master composter training programme is currently under way with the Demo site to be built this September. The plan is to have the following systems: a three bin turning system, leaf mould bin, stackable wooden bin, wormery and a plastic cone composter.

For more information contact: Cliona Connolly, Wexford County Council: 053 919 6475

15: Newcastle Community Composting Demo Site

Newcastle, South Tipperary

Composting systems in place:Pallet composter, Leaf mould bin, concrete block turning system, stackablewooden bin, worm bin and green cone digester.

16: Abbeyshrule Community Composting Scheme

Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford


Composting Systems in operation:Two covered multi-bin systems and leaf mould bins

For more info contact GaryBrady, Longford County Council

17: Drumlish Community Composting Scheme

Drumlish, County Longford

Composting System being used is a concrete block turning system

18: Keenagh Primary School Worm Composting

Keenagh Primary School, CountyLongford

Composting systems being used at the school are a worm bin and plastic cone composter for classroom food wastes

For more info contact GaryBrady, Longford County Council

19: Coolock Community Composting Scheme

Coolock, Dublin

A number of Dublin City Councils plastic bins have been placed in different community spaces

For more info contact Sandra Smith, Dublin City Council

20: Batterstown Community Composting Scheme

Batterstown, County Meath

To see one of the funkiest compost systems check out the Cottage multi-bin turning system at Batterstown. There is a worm bin also in use.

For more info contact Peter Brady, Meath County Council

21: Gowna Community Composting Scheme

Gowna, County Cavan

A lovely covered multi-unit turning bin is being used here for organic materials from the community areas. Nicely made with clear perspex lids to allow solar gain.

For more info contact: Sinead Fox, Cavan County Council

22: De Courcy Square Community Composting Scheme

De Courcy Square, Dublin

A couple of custom-built multi-bin wooden systems are being used here for the organic waste from the allotment gardens and for the green waste coming from the square.

For more info contact Sandra Smith, Dublin City Council

23: Santry Community Gardens Community Composting Scheme

Santry Community Gardens

In this mini demo site there are 5 different sytems in composting operation. These are a multi-bin turning system, leaf mould, pallet composter, plastic cone composter and worm bin.

For more info contact Edwina Dunford in Fingal County Council

24: Muck and Magic Community Gardens

The Much and Magic garden opened in 2011. It is based on a piece of land owned by Dublin City Council where they have constructed a series of raised beds, used for growing vegetables, a garden shed and a series of compost bins which are used for demonstration. In recent months the garden has acquired some hens.
For more information contact Marie at: maire@globalactionplan.ie

25: Bree Tidy Town Demo Site

In Bree, a full recycling and composting system has been installed on the grounds of the community centre and crèche, including blue bins for mixed recyclables, leaf mould bins and a wormery for leftover lunch scraps from the crèche.
 
Contact: Cliona Connolly

26: Ballycanew

Co. Wexford

27: Ballycanew

Tidy Town volunteers and FAS workers have created an integrated system of waste prevention and composting throughout the village of Ballycanew, County Wexford. A “Buggingham Palace” insect hotel, wormery and leaf mould bins are located behind the church and two active composting areas one using blocks and the other fencing and pallets are installed to handle the village’s landscape trimmings.

Contact: Cliona Connolly, Wexford County Council

28: Oulart

Tidy Town composting system  built on top of a weed barrier and wood chip mulch at the back of the village cemetery with leaf mould cages and pallet composting system for landscape trimmings from the village common areas. Bushes were added to the front to hide the area from public view and to discourage fly tipping.
 
Contact: Cliona Connolly, Wexford County Council

29: Ballyduff

A full composting site with leaf mould bins, green compost units, a pallet composting system and worm bin have been installed in the back of the primary school in the village of Ballyduff. The site will compost all leaves and garden trimmings from Tidy Town landscaping activities and the worm bin will be fed with leftovers from school lunches.
 
Contact: Cliona Connolly, Wexford County Council

30: Ballymahon

Leaf mould cages and stackable wooden compost bins have been installed in the landscape maintenance headquarters for the town village of Ballymahon County Longford to compost leaves, grass cuttings and landscape trimmings from Tidy Town maintenance activities.
 
Contact: Gary Brady, Longford County Council

31: Tullamore Demo Site

The Offaly Master Composter demo site is in Lloyd’s Town Park, Cormac Street, Tullamore (across from courthouse). Built by Offaly Master Composters (see below for picture of the site before hand), this site highlights systems for managing park and Tidy Town materials in leaf mould bins, stackable wooden bins, pallet composter and plastic bins.

For more information contact Caroline Clancy at Offaly County Council

32: York Street Composting Demo site

Located in downtown Dublin at the York Street Apartments (SW corner of York Street and Mercer Street Upper) this demo site avails of what little land is around the apartment complex. Residents have built a community garden to grow fresh produce and teach children how to garden. The site has a plastic composting bin, leaf mould cage and a newly installed wormery.

33: Granard Community Demo site

Located in Lus na Greine on Main Street in Granard, County Longford, this demo site is part of a new community garden. It has two stackable wooden composting bins, three leaf mould bins and a womery. These have been installed to handle all of the garden trimmings and kitchen scraps from this Family Resource Centre so it can be made into rich compost for the garden.

34: Edgesworthtown Tidy Town system

Location: In Edgesworthtown at The Green on Ballymahon Road
 
Tidy Town project to compost landscape trimmings, old flowers, weeds in a two bunker system made of concreted blocks and leaf mould cages for autumn leaves. All grass cuttings from 20 acres are mulched in place.

35: Drimnagh Castle Demo Site

In Drimnagh Castle, Long Mile Road, Dublin a part of the castle grounds are being turned into a community garden with a small bunker composting system to handle garden/landscape trimmings and food scraps from the site.