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Residents in Carmarthenshire are being urged to give home composting a go and take advantage of a one day half price compost bin sale. The council’s waste and recycling section is supporting Compost Awareness Week and is selling compost bins for just £6. The sale is being held at the Co-op car park in Cross Hands on Wednesday, May 4, from 9am to 2pm. The 330 litre compost bins are available to Carmarthenshire residents only and must be collected on the day (no delivery) with only one bin per address. It includes a free composting guide with every purchase. Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Hazel Evans said: “Many people don’t realise just how easy it is to home compost or just how much of their household waste can actually be composted. Grass and hedge clippings, veg peelings, egg shells, tea bags and even shredded cardboard can go into your compost bin.” Helping to reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfill, you will also be left with a nutrient rich compost ...

A total of 236 compost bins were sold in a special cut-price one-day sale held during Compost Awareness Week – almost 100 more than at last year’s event. The one-off sale was organised by Carmarthenshire Council’s waste and recycling section at the Co-op car park in Cross Hands. The compost bins were available to Carmarthenshire residents only at a subsidised price of just £5. The aim was to encourage householders to go green by home composting their garden and kitchen waste. Residents are being urged to reduce, reuse and recycle as we can no longer throw everything away as rubbish. The county has strict targets to meet to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill and increase its recycling rate. Executive Board Member for Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “It’s pleasing to see that many more people are realising how simple it is to home compost or just how much of their household waste can actually be composted; from grass and hedge clippings to vegetable peelings, egg shell...

A Llanelli youth and community group garden project is doing blooming well thanks to a donation of two compost bins. ‘Get up and grow @ Bwlch’ is a project for years 8 and 9 pupils in Coedcae school and local community groups to develop a community garden at Bwlch youth centre in Morfa. The project has been given two compost bins by Carmarthenshire County Council as it continues to transform a previously unused area into a working garden. Youth and Community co-ordinator Kevin Duggan said: “Recycling is an important part of the growth of our community garden and we’re grateful for the compost bins as they will play an important part of helping the environment.” The aim of the garden is to encourage young people and the community to make use of the land, to grow vegetables and to supply the local Food Bank with any surplus. It is also hoped that a food co-operative will be set up. Now, Carmarthenshire residents are being encouraged to follow their lead and compost at home for themselv...

A total of 363 compost bins were sold in a special half-price compost bin sale held during Compost Awareness Week. The one-off sale was organised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s waste section at the Co-op car park in Cross Hands. The compost bins were available to county residents only at a subsidised price of just £5. The aim was to encourage householders to go green by home composting their garden and kitchen waste. Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen Fulham said: “Many people don’t realise how simple it is to home compost or just how much of their household waste can actually be composted. As well as autumn leaves, grass and hedge clippings, vegetable peelings and egg shells, you can put shredded cardboard, tea bags and even the contents of your vacuum cleaner into your compost bin. “This is the third time we have held a compost bin sale and it was another great success. It was a central location for most of the county and we would like to thank the Co-op for...