Compost Awareness Week is a series of events running from 4 - 10 May 2008 coordinated by the Compost Association to raise awareness of home composting and peat free compost.
In the UK one third of an average household bin can be home composted as well as all the waste that can be added to your compost bin. For tips on how to compost your waste please see Charlie Dimmock's Top Tips (Word 4.4Mb).
This years theme for compost week is 'Green up the Environment' and there are many activities happening across the country.
Events
Friday 9 May 10am to 12.30pm, Abbey Gardens Bury St Edmunds a gardening 'dream team' will be available to answer all of your gardening and composting questions. The experts on hand will include the Head Gardener of the Abbey Gardens, Master Composters and an experienced allotment holder for your vegetable growing tips.
Drop by for an informal chat and see if you can learn something new!
Shovel It Yourself event Saturday 10 May 8am onwards, Rougham Hill Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Bring a shovel and a bag or a bucket and help yourself to a free soil improver (subject to availability) made from the contents of the borough's brown bins!
