Soil improver to be given away at East Town Park
Tuesday, 30th April 2013.
Free compost, bargain green waste bins and environmental experts are on offer to green fingered Suffolk residents throughout National Compost Awareness Week 2013.
From Monday, May 6, until Tuesday, May 14, the Suffolk Waste Partnership will be highlighting the environmental and financial benefits of those who choose to make and use their own compost.
To celebrate the week and to thank Suffolk residents for supporting green waste recycling services, officers will be giving out free compost, while stocks last, to residents visiting Household Waste Recycling Centres across the county.
Green-fingered residents will be able to pick up soil improver together with information on home composting and local authority green waste collection services.
At East Town Park in Haverhill on Monday, May 13t, 10am to 4pm (or until stocks last), loose soil improver will be given away for free - the public will need to bring along a spade and bags and help themselves.
An average household in Suffolk could divert 150kg of organic waste a year from landfill by home composting. When sent to landfill, organic waste breaks down without oxygen, producing methane which contributes to global warming.
For those interested in making their own compost for use at home, there has never been a better time to start, with a whole range of compost bins and accessories available to Suffolk residents at bargain prices.
The Suffolk Waste Partnership is also offering even greater subsidies to residents who purchase composting systems designed to process cooked food waste.
Recent studies of waste going to Suffolk landfill has shown that 19 per cent is either cooked food or organic kitchen waste, that can't usually be composted at home.
The Suffolk Waste Partnership is also offering £20 off three types of composting system designed to process this cooked food waste.
From Monday, May 6, until Tuesday, May 14, the Suffolk Waste Partnership will be highlighting the environmental and financial benefits of those who choose to make and use their own compost.
To celebrate the week and to thank Suffolk residents for supporting green waste recycling services, officers will be giving out free compost, while stocks last, to residents visiting Household Waste Recycling Centres across the county.
Green-fingered residents will be able to pick up soil improver together with information on home composting and local authority green waste collection services.
At East Town Park in Haverhill on Monday, May 13t, 10am to 4pm (or until stocks last), loose soil improver will be given away for free - the public will need to bring along a spade and bags and help themselves.
An average household in Suffolk could divert 150kg of organic waste a year from landfill by home composting. When sent to landfill, organic waste breaks down without oxygen, producing methane which contributes to global warming.
For those interested in making their own compost for use at home, there has never been a better time to start, with a whole range of compost bins and accessories available to Suffolk residents at bargain prices.
The Suffolk Waste Partnership is also offering even greater subsidies to residents who purchase composting systems designed to process cooked food waste.
Recent studies of waste going to Suffolk landfill has shown that 19 per cent is either cooked food or organic kitchen waste, that can't usually be composted at home.
The Suffolk Waste Partnership is also offering £20 off three types of composting system designed to process this cooked food waste.
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