Use bin to cut kitchen waste (From Barry And District News)

Use bin to cut kitchen waste

THE Vale of Glamorgan Council is holding three roadshows to mark National Compost Awareness Week.

The national event runs from May 1 to May 7, and council staff will be on the road visiting three different Vale locations to tell residents about the benefits of composting at home.

The roadshows will also help support the council's ongoing What's In Your Bin campaign to encourage all residents to recycle their household waste.

The council team will be at:

l Barry farmers' market, King Square, on Saturday, April 30, 10am-1pm.

l Glebe Street, Penarth, on Friday, May 6, 11am-2pm

l Cowbridge farmers' market, on Saturday, May 7, 10am-1pm

To celebrate National Compost Awareness Week, the council is also offering residents the chance to get their hands on half-price home compost bins.

The bins come in two designs and three sizes and range in price from just 10 to 13.50 - less than half the price you would pay in most shops.

They are available to collect from participating local garden centres or can be delivered for an extra 4.95.

Up to 20 percent of household rubbish is kitchen and garden waste and this can easily be turned into compost at home.

Materials that can be composted include: uncooked fruit and vegetable waste, tea bags and coffee grounds, egg shells and cardboard egg boxes, small amounts of paper and cardboard, grass cuttings, hedge and shrub clippings, old plants and flowers.

Waste awareness officer, Helen Ball said: "Making compost at home is a great way of saving money and also provides an environmentally friendly way of reducing your rubbish."

The bins are provided in partnership with Original Organics. To order, call direct on 01884 841 515 or visit www.originalorganics.co.uk/vale

For further information on waste minimisation, recycling and home composting, please contact the council's visible services team on 029 20 673000, e-mail visible@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk or visit the websitewww.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk