Home composting drive for Swansea residents

RESIDENTS in Swansea are being encouraged to try their hand at home composting and give their garden a boost.

Swansea Council’s recycling team is hoping households in the city will help celebrate Compost Awareness Week, which runs until May 9, by starting up their very own compost heap in the garden.

The Council already provides a kerbside food and garden waste recycling service which, once it’s processed, is turned into a soil improver which can be used in the garden.

Cllr Mark Thomas, Cabinet Member for Environment & Transportation, said: “The food waste recycling service is an excellent way for families to dispose of leftover food instead of putting it in black bags and we would urge households to continue using this.

“Families can also try creating their own compost at home simply by storing garden and food waste in a compost bin.

“It’s a great way of creating your own free compost which will help make your garden look great.”

The Council has teamed up with a compost bin supplier to allow residents to purchase bins at a discounted rate

If you don’t have a garden, remember that you can still recycle all food waste, such as vegetable peelings, fruit cores, teabags and egg shells, by using the council weekly food waste recycling collection service. Or if you fancy being creative with your leftovers visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for recipe ideas.

Cllr Thomas added: “Residents can also go along to the Tir John Household Recycling Centre and pick up some free compost if they don’t fancy trying to make it themselves. Our parks also benefit from the compost we produce.”

To find out more about home composting and our compost bin scheme visit the council’s website at www.swansea.gov.uk/recycling