Mole Valley scraps food waste collections - Learning about composting is one answer

March 9, 2009 13:33 by estherpc

Compost Works to the rescue

Mole Valley Council's sudden decision to scrap their food waste collection means that lots of Bookham and Fetcham residents suddenly have to decide. - Go  back to putting in the black bin after finding out how nice it is not having a smelly bin ?  Or, much better, find out how to turn it into valuable compost, known by gardeners as black gold. Luckily help is at hand - Local group Compost Works are offering to show you how to start composting and how to get a bin. They are holding a Compost Open Day on Saturday 4th April at 8 The Drive, Fetcham KT22 9EN between 10am and 4pm.  

Hugh Baker from Compost Works said  "We can show you how easy it is to start composting using a subsidised compost bin, and how to make your own free large bin in 10 minutes. There will be a range of compost bins on display, both plastic and home-made. You can  see the inside of a real compost heap, and find out if a wormery would suit you.  We'll have  tips and info on the dos and donts, and ways of speeding up compost -making. And with our shredder, which you can borrow, you can see how to turn all your woody prunings into excellent shreddings to compost along with your kitchen waste and grass cuttings."    Much more information  at www.compostworks.org.uk        Admission is free, with donations requested for the Gaza Appeal.

And a final tip from Hugh "Don’t delay getting composting - the subsidy on compost bins  from the government is stopping all over the country in September, so this could be your last chance."

  

  Hugh Baker
COMPOST WORKS,
8 The Drive, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey,  KT22 9EN
COMPOST HOT-LINE : 01372 376642
e : info@compostworks.org.uk    Web :  www.compostworks.org.uk

Member of the Community Composting Network www.communitycompost.org


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Comments

March 10. 2009 07:39

Home composting is all well and good if you have space for a composter.  What are the alternatives if you do not have space ?

Leatherhead_Resident

March 11. 2009 12:06

Feasible solutions can generally be found.  Acquaintances of ours have a wormery in their kitchen/ they can be stood on a small patio or balcony for people living in flats (probably not in direct sunlight during summer).  They use very little space and its remarquable seing the little critters at work. Compost can then be used to grow herbs in pots or on a window sill. If you Google "wormeries" you will find plenty of sites offering kits for 1, 1-2, and more people's organic waste. Original Organics Ltd for example have a large choice.

E Phillips

March 16. 2009 09:09

Wormeries aren't going to appeal to the majority of households (otherwise people would already be using them).  The bigger question is - what are MVDC doing to replace the WRAP backed scheme with?  Have they a plan of their own?

Leatherhead_Resident

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