Food waste
Organic waste such as potato peelings, cardboard, newspaper and green matter such as grass clippings can be recycled reducing the amount going to landfill.
You can visit www.getcomposting.com/yny/index2.htm to buy your discounted composter or wormery.
Composting
Organic waste such as potato peelings, cardboard, newspaper and green matter such as grass clippings can be recycled into rich compost reducing the amount going to landfill.
You can visit www.getcomposting.com/yny/index2.htm to buy your discounted composter or wormery.
Also check out www.birdtablenews.com for tips on feeding scraps to birds
Grow your own
The best way to cut down on food miles is to grow your own fruit and vegetables. You can do this in your own garden, and even in pots if your garden is small.
You can go to the council website to find out how to get your own allotment or go to www.allotments-uk.com
You can find out about native plants in your area by going to www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/plants-fungi/postcode-plants/index.html
Another useful site is Garden Organic, the HDRA, the national charity for organic growing. You can request their ‘Organic Gardening Catalogue’ free of charge from their website www.gardenorganic.org.uk or call 024 7630 3517