Home composting help at Nuneaton workshop

Home composting help at Nuneaton workshop

Postby dutchman » Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:33 am

Members of the public are being offered the chance to think of the environment and help make their garden the best it can be.

Chapter 1's Second Chance furniture re-use project and Warwickshire County Council (WCC) have joined forces to give residents a special workshop on home composting.

Held on Wednesday at the Weddington Terrace-based venue from 12.15pm until 1pm, the session will cover everything people need to start composting.

Everyone attending will be able to buy a compost bin for just £5 – when they are normally priced at £49.95, and get a free pack of seeds.

It's all part of a drive to encourage more people to compost their food and garden waste at home.

A recent survey in Warwickshire, including in Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire, found that around 16,000 tonnes of compostable waste goes into landfill from grey wheelie bins every year, costing the county £1.6 million in disposal costs. Each compost bin used to its full capacity saves £12 a year.

The seeds are part of Kew Gardens' Big Lottery funded "grow wild – flowers to the people". They include a guide to get started, five packets of native British wild flower seeds, site markers and a DIY bee house.

Councillor Jeff Clarke, chair of the Warwickshire Waste Management Partnership, said: "Composting food and garden waste at home is an excellent way to reduce the amount of compostable waste sent to landfill and make savings, and it gives the home owner a free soil conditioner. The workshop offers the council a great opportunity to work in partnership with Chapter1 2nd Chance."

Nuneaton-based furniture re-use service, Second Chance is a part of the national charity, Chapter 1. It collects unwanted, but good quality, furniture and other household items and makes them available, at an affordable cost to one and all. For those on benefits and low incomes a discount is given to enable them to furnish their homes.

Nat Kidd, Chapter 1 service manager for Second Chance, said: "Chapter 1 are pleased to be able to host this workshop at our re-use superstore. This initiative complements our aims of reducing waste, and encouraging recycling and re-use. It also helps support the valuable work that Chapter 1 does across the country, changing lives one by one."

To book a place on the workshop go to http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/composting or contact Warwickshire County Council on 01926 412 724 or 01926 418 088.

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Re: Home composting help at Nuneaton workshop

Postby rebbonk » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:49 am

This is a great idea, but the timing precludes many from attending.
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