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Capital Compost is made at the Southern Landfill using the city's garden waste. You can buy the compost and other soil products in bulk quantities and/or in bags.

Capital Compost processes about 6,000 tonnes of green waste each year. It includes food waste from Wellington restaurants and other premises collected through the Council's Kai to Compost service.

All of this is processed on site at the Southern Landfill, where you can buy the compost and garden products. You can also phone ahead to arrange delivery of bulk supplies.

Capital Compost

Phone: (04) 383 4917
0800 COMPOST
Email: capital.compost

Location and Hours

Garden Products Available

Bagged products.

Bagged products

  • Compost
  • Garden mix
  • Potting mix
  • Veggie mix
  • Bark mulch
  • Ultrasoil
  • Topsoil

Bagged Products

These products are also sold in 15L, 25L and 40L bags from the Second Treasure shop at the Southern Landfill Recycle Centre.

Ultrasoil, topsoil and veggie mix are not available in bags.

Prices

Compost 15L $4.00
  40L $7.50
Garden mix 40L $9.00
Mulch 40L $7.50
Lawn mix 25L $8.50
Potting mix 15L $5.50
  40L $11.00

These prices include GST.

Bulk Sales

You can buy bulk quantities of the garden products Monday to Friday during landfill hours. They can either be delivered or loaded onto your trailer. Come through the weighbridge to buy the bulk compost products.

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We can also deliver Monday to Saturday if you make arrangements beforehand.

Prices

Bulk prices are per m³ and include GST. Delivery prices are available on request.

Compost $81.00
Garden mix $94.00
Lawn mix $98.00
Garden mulch $60.50
'Nutrasoil' $90.50
Potting mix $220.00
Topsoil $65.00
Veggie mix $96.00

How the Compost is Made

Turning the compost.

Turning the compost

We shred the organic waste. Through regular turning, we can get the garden waste to break down more quickly and at a more constant and higher temperature than most people achieve at home.

When 'cooked' (takes about 3 months), we screen it to get consistently-sized particles so that garden nutrients can be easily released.

We then get a sample of the compost tested to make sure it meets the Composts, Soil Conditioners and Mulches Standard. Samples are also tested for weeds and any other contaminates that aren't good for the soil. When it has the all-clear, the compost is either put up for sale or used to make other materials in our garden range.

All Capital Compost's products are sample tested to make sure they are 100% weed-free and organic.

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