From our plates to our sports pitches!

FOOD waste turned into compost is being used on our sports pitches.

Merlin’s Magic Compost is being mixed with sand to provide topdressing for 24 football and 12 rugby pitches across Carmarthenshire.

The council’s grounds maintenance team have used around 800 tonnes of topdressing, supplied by CWM Environmental, to make sure our pitches are in tip-top condition next season.

Executive Board Member for Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “By separating our food waste we are cutting down on the amount that ends up in landfill. It is great to see that our food and garden waste has been put to good use by being turned into compost and used for the benefit of our sports pitches.”

Food waste from our homes is taken to a special processing plant at Nantycaws, operated by CWM Environmental, and turned into compost along with our garden waste.

Director of CWM Environmental John Rees said: “This has been a very interesting project for us with the mixing of the finest graded Merlin’s Magic Compost with sand to aid the speedy recovery of the many playing fields throughout Carmarthenshire.

“The entire operation was undertaken under the supervision of the council with Gelli Plant Ltd being responsible for its haulage and spreading.”

He added: We hope it will help to improve the fortunes of our playing teams next season!”

CAPTION: Pictured from left are Cwm Environmental operations manager Sean Gallagher, council grounds maintenance manager Paul Murray, Executive Board Member for Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans and Gelli Plant managing director Arwyn Williams.

Picture: Jeff Connell.