The eighth annual Compost Awareness Week will be celebrated nationwide from 4th - 10th May and Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council will be supporting the week by holding promotional events and activities during the week.

Compost Awareness Week aims to encourage more people to recognise the benefits of home composting and the great results that can be achieved by using peat free composts containing recycled materials.

Over one third of the contents of an average UK household bin can be home composted, not to mention all the garden waste that can also be added to a compost bin.

Composting is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your kitchen and garden waste into a valuable and nutrient rich food for your garden. It's easy to make and even easier to use. And did you know, 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 3 months.

Household waste and garden waste can be combined in your compost bin to make excellent compost. For example, grass cuttings can be mixed with shredded confidential paper work, egg boxes and scrunched up newspaper to produce fantastic results. Fruit and vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells and toilet roll tubes can all be added to the compost bin.

Compost Roadshows

If you would like to learn more about home composting, come along to one of our Compost Roadshows. Have a look at our composting exhibition, speak to informative staff and volunteers and try your hand at winning prizes. Every visitor will receive a free packet of sunflower seeds.

• Friday 9th May Angel Place, Worcester 10:00 - 15:30
• Saturday 10th May Hereford High Town 10:00 - 15:30

Order your compost bin today

You can buy a compost bin from as little as £12, CLICK HERE for more details. Everyone that orders a compost bin during Compost Awareness Week will be entered into a prize draw to win £50 of National Garden Vouchers.