Compost Awareness Week is an international event designed to highlight the benefits of recycling by composting at home.
Hull City Council is working with the government-funded Recycle Now Compost at Home Campaign to encourage people to learn more about how to get started on composting, the variety of things that can be recycled by home composting and how to use finished compost.
As a focal point for the local community council staff will be at the St. Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull from 11am to 3pm Tuesday 6th May to Friday 9th May, so that the public can find out more about composting.
Councillor Dave Woods, portfolio holder for environmental sustainability said: "This week is an ideal opportunity for people to play their part in reducing the amount of organic waste sent to landfill. People can compost at home and we are encouraging this by offering free compost bins to get people started."
The Council is linking up with St Stephen's which is this week hosting a major sustainability and climate change exhibition. The owner of St Stephen's, British Land, launched this initiative in 2007 as part of its drive to reduce water, waste and energy use.
Up to one third of a household’s waste can be recycled by composting at home. This includes fruit and vegetable peelings, shredded or scrunched up paper, cardboard, pet hair and even the contents of your vacuum cleaner.
Promoting home composting is a good way to encourage residents to be responsible with their waste. Not only does home composting divert waste from landfill sites where it can give off methane, which contributes to global warming, it creates a useful product for the garden which nourishes plants and flowers.
By spreading the word about home composting we can encourage people to divert waste from landfill sites and put it to good use in their own gardens.
