Big rush for the bargain compost bins!
More than 400 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 330 litre compost bins were available to residents at a subsidised price of just £5.
The aim was to encourage householders to go green by home composting their garden and kitchen waste.
You can compost all sorts of garden waste, including twigs, leaves and grass cuttings, as well as fruit and vegetable peelings and even paper and card.
Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen Fulham said: “There’s nothing easier, cheaper, or more satisfying than making your own compost. Home composting uses garden waste as a resource, and helps keep green waste away from landfill. You can also add some kitchen waste such as raw vegetable peelings to your compost bin. And remember, for food waste which can’t be composted, there’s always your green food bin.
“This is the second time we have held a compost bin sale and we were amazed by the number of bins we sold. It was a great central location for most of the county and we would like to thank the Co-op for allowing us to use their car park.”
Carmarthenshire County Council is encouraging residents 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 the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “We must all do our best to reduce our waste and recycle more and the huge amount of kitchen and garden waste we generate can easily be turned into high quality compost using a home compost bin.”
For those who couldn’t make it on the day, compost bins can be purchased from the council for just £10 including delivery. For further information call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
Dewi Charles and Eiddwen Charles from Pontyates pick up their compost bin from council environmental officer Gruff Rees.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
The one-off sale was organised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s waste section at the Co-op car park in Cross Hands.
The 330 litre compost bins were available to residents at a subsidised price of just £5.
The aim was to encourage householders to go green by home composting their garden and kitchen waste.
You can compost all sorts of garden waste, including twigs, leaves and grass cuttings, as well as fruit and vegetable peelings and even paper and card.
Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen Fulham said: “There’s nothing easier, cheaper, or more satisfying than making your own compost. Home composting uses garden waste as a resource, and helps keep green waste away from landfill. You can also add some kitchen waste such as raw vegetable peelings to your compost bin. And remember, for food waste which can’t be composted, there’s always your green food bin.
“This is the second time we have held a compost bin sale and we were amazed by the number of bins we sold. It was a great central location for most of the county and we would like to thank the Co-op for allowing us to use their car park.”
Carmarthenshire County Council is encouraging residents 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 the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “We must all do our best to reduce our waste and recycle more and the huge amount of kitchen and garden waste we generate can easily be turned into high quality compost using a home compost bin.”
For those who couldn’t make it on the day, compost bins can be purchased from the council for just £10 including delivery. For further information call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
Dewi Charles and Eiddwen Charles from Pontyates pick up their compost bin from council environmental officer Gruff Rees.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
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