Teachers get their hands dirty

TEACHERS from across Carmarthenshire have been learning how to compost.

They got their hands dirty at a special composting workshop held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales at Llanarthne.

The workshop was held as part of the council’s Eco Schools programme during Compost Awareness Week.

The garden’s education officer Jane Richmond gave advice on how to get started, as well as hints and tips and problem-solving.

The aim was to encourage schools to compost their organic food waste such as vegetable peelings, egg shells and tea bags as well as any garden waste.

Schools taking part included Bro Myrddin, Gwynfryn, Carway, Cynwyl Elfed, Ysgol Y Dderwen, Dafen, Morfa, Nantgaredig, Lakefield, Llannon, Nantgaredig, Saron, St Mary’s RC, and Richmond Park.

Executive Board Member for Street Scene Cllr Colin Evans said: “I would like to thank the National Botanic Garden for their continuing involvement in the Eco Schools programme.

“The composting workshop is an excellent example of all the good work that is going on in the county to educate our youngsters on such issues. The teachers can now go back to school to teach the children what to do as part of their studies.”

Some schools have already started to compost their food waste and a number use wormeries. Compost bins are given to schools free of charge by the council’s waste and recycling section.

The Eco Schools programme is a partnership between Carmarthenshire County Council, Keep Wales Tidy and the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Pupils study topics including waste, litter, biodiversity, water, energy, healthy living, transport and global citizenship.

Carmarthenshire currently has 173 green flags.