Give it a grow!
28-Apr-2010 18:08:07
If you have a garden but don't have a compost bin why don't you give it a grow!
To celebrate national Compost Week which runs from 2 to 8 May and show what you can get from composting at home, Hertsmere Borough Council is offering residents free compost!
10 tonnes of organic compost will be placed in Newberries Car Park in Radlett, near the recycling banks, on Wednesday, 5 May, from 10am to 3pm. Please bring a bag to collect your compost; it will be given on a first come, first served basis and limited to two bags per household.
Information leaflets and seeds will also be available.
Gemma Godfrey, the council's Recycling Officer, said: "Green-fingered residents from across the borough are invited to come along to get some free compost.
"We hope this will encourage people to start composting their waste at home such as fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags and grass cuttings. Not only does composting divert waste from landfill but it will help your plants grow!"
The compost is being supplied by West London Composting.
For more information about composting and how to buy a subsidised compost bin visit our 'Composting' page or call 020 8207 7480.