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Warwickshire County Council in partnership with Midlands Composting and Recycling Ltd, Waste Recycling Group, The Shakespeare Hospice and Age Concern Warwickshire will be providing compost for sale at three Recycling Centres in support of Compost Awareness Week, which, this year, is all about learning how to make a difference with compost by composting at home.

The 9th annual Compost Awareness Week got underway on Sunday and is the theme for this year is ‘Give it a grow’ and aims to encourage everyone to try and grow vegetables at home.

40 Litre bags of compost will be provided for sale at £3 per bag at the following Recycling Centres:
Burton Farm in Stratford-upon-Avon
Hunters Lane in Rugby
Judkins in Nuneaton

Every year thousands of tonnes of kitchen and garden waste is needlessly thrown in the dustbin, and usually ends up in expensive, unsightly and environmentally damaging landfill sites.

Did you know that composting at home for just one year can save global warming gases equivalent to all the CO2 your kettle produces annually, or your washing machine produces in three months? (WRAP)

Simply put your biodegradable material in a compost bin, ensuring an even mix of ‘greens’ (grass cuttings, peelings etc) and ‘browns’ (leaves, twigs, paper and card etc) and leave it to breakdown for 9 months or so.  The end result is a rich, nutritious crumbly compost, ideal for improving soil or using as a mulch to suppress weeds.

If you would like to buy a compost bin, composting accessories, kitchen caddy or water butt please visit http://www.wcc.getcomposting.com or call 0845 130 6090.

For further information about composting please visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/composting and for details regarding the locations, opening times and types of materials we can accept at our Household Waste Recycling Centres in Warwickshire please visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/hwrc

To find out what is happening in your area for Compost Awareness Week, check the event locator at the following website: http://www.compostawarenessweek.org.uk

If you have any questions about recycling and disposal please contact the Waste Management Team at WCC on tel: 01926 412593 or email waste@warwickshire.gov.uk

* Vehicle restrictions apply
* Garden waste must not contain any food waste

For further information, please contact Emily Martin or Caroline Faulkner in the Waste Management Team at Warwickshire County Council. Tel: 01926 418088.

Link to WCC