In message ,
Janet wrote

and many
councils give them away free.

Try putting the postcode into
http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/index.html
then the link to buy a bin.

The site also gives advice on composting

If the local council are providing a subsidy on the purchase price (not
all do) the bins will be cheap, otherwise you may find it cheaper to
buy elsewhere.

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Alan
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