A great garden doesn’t have to cost the earth!
7 May 2008
As you get your garden prepared for spring, we've
teamed up with Recycle Now for the third year to promote the
benefits of home composting.
The scheme, which launched in the borough in 2006, aims to
encourage residents to compost more at home by offering tips,
advice and cheaper compost bins, has proved a huge success
with local residents.
Andy Shaw, the council's Recycling Manager said: “Home
Composting is still one of the best ways to help the environment on
a daily basis, and is something that can be quickly incorporated
into your regular kitchen and garden habits. For instance, it’s not
just grass cuttings that can go into your compost bin: you can also
add scrunched up cardboard, teabags, vegetable peeling and coffee
granules – even shredded confidential documents.”
Mr Shaw added: “Spring is a great time to start composting, as
it’s a good time to get into the garden as the weather starts
improving. While the garden may have been lying dormant over the
winter months, this is a time it may be starting to look more
welcoming. Why not take the opportunity to clear out any garden
debris from the winter months, and use this garden waste to give
your compost bin a kick-start for the new season? And if you don’t
already have a compost bin, there couldn’t be a better time to get
started.”
Get involved
Composting at home is a great way of providing a free, nutrient
rich fertiliser for your garden – but it’s also an easy way to do
your own bit for the environment from the comfort of your own home.
When organic waste is put into your black bin bag, it gets taken to
landfill, and when it rots down it produces methane, which are
greenhouse gases. By recycling this waste at home in your compost
bin, the same waste breaks down in environmentally friendly way and
can then be used again to keep your garden green and looking
fantastic.
How to get a home composting bin
Bins are available to the borough’s residents for £17, £20 and
£40 including free delivery by contacting 0845 077 0757 or visiting
the Recycle Now website.
Get a home compost bin from
Recycle Now