Everyone Urged To Try Their Hand At Composting
29th July, 2010
‘Give it a Grow” – that’s the message being sent out next week to mark the tenth annual Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 2-8 May.
Don’t let Devon go to waste and the Recycle Now campaign have teamed up to encourage everyone to get composting – and do their bit for the environment.
Anyone with outside space can compost at home – whether it is a garden or a patio.
Wormeries are ideal for people who don’t produce garden waste or have limited outdoor space. Small amounts of garden waste can go into a wormery, together with some cooked food scraps.
For those already composting, you can always think about additional things such as egg shells, tea bags or even coffee grounds and filter paper.
Homemade compost can be used to enrich borders or to give potted plants and containers an extra boost.
There is often a belief that vegetable peelings or garden waste is harmless, but in a landfill tip they can cause powerful greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere.
Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Regulatory Services, said: “This Compost Awareness Week, why not give composting a go? Even those of us who are already composting at home could compost more things more often, or try new things, such as greener, peat free composts.
“However you choose to get involved, there are plenty of new things you can try, which will not only help the environment but also help your garden grow.”
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