Don’t fall behind with your composting this autumn
As autumn and winter draw near, Warwickshire County Council is urging its green residents to continue to compost through the colder months.
Adding waste through the cooler weather helps to keep the composting momentum going at a time when decomposition will naturally slow down.
Home Composting is easy to do all year round; the Warwickshire Waste Partnership has some great tips to ensure we keep a good thing going by not overlooking our compost bin or heap during these cooler, darker months:
Help next years’ plants grow by making use of this year’s tired vegetation. Adding spent bedding plants to your compost mix will help to capture all the nutrients and will give your new plants a great start when you wake the garden back up in the spring.
Bring the inside, outside! A third of our household waste can be composted at home. Anything from loo roll tubes and egg boxes to coffee grounds and tea leaves are all welcome additions to your compost bin
Make your compost mixture more a-peel-ing. Don’t forget to regularly add your kitchen waste to your compost. It will really appreciate the peelings from your tasty winter vegetables
Give your mix a Christmas present! Many of us will have extra waste over the festive period. Your compost mix will benefit from adding a few of the telltale signs of Christmas; fallen poinsettia leaves, scrunched up wrapping paper, Satsuma peel and egg shells will all be welcome winter additions
While there are lots of things you can keep adding to your compost, try to avoid the temptation to overfill your compost bin with unwanted surplus fruit and vegetables. If you’ve a glut of produce you could try making jams and preserves.
Warwickshire County Council and Blackwall are currently offering compost bins as buy one, get one half price. 220 litre bins can be purchased for just £14 or the larger 330 litre bins for just £17 (plus £5 delivery). Order online by visiting http://www.wcc.getcomposting.com or call 0844 571 4444.