Tonnes of rubbish saved from landfill

Rob Latham

07 May 2008

ORGANIC waste recyclers have stopped 250 tonnes of rubbish from clogging up rapidly filling county landfill sites.
A team of seven compost officers, helped by 13 volunteers, from the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust have been busy promoting composting across the county to compost 250 tonnes of organic waste in the last year.
The Don't Waste Wildlife project has provided around 2,500 homes with information and advice about composting instead of taking rubbish to landfill.
Project officer Rosalind Cookson said: "Our compost officers are real heroes, it's amazing to see how much they've achieved in just 12 months.
"The project is currently exceeding all its targets, which is not only due to the hard work of our officers and champions but also the people of Gloucestershire who are increasingly keen to do their bit for wildlife, the environment and their own gardens."
Compost officers have attended more than 120 events, running compost workshops and setting up compost bins at schools to encourage communities to recycle as much organic waste as possible.
Kate Newman, compost officer for the Cotswolds, said: "We don’t have to focus on the negatives like waste mountains and climate change to persuade people to compost.
"There are so many good reasons to do it, like getting free compost for your garden, building soil fertility and attracting lots of garden wildlife."
On average more than half the contents of a Cotswolds householders bin could be recycled, of which one third could be composted as well as garden rubbish which be put in a compost bin.
A composting workshop is being held at Snowshill Manor between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday (May 10).
For more composting information visit www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk.

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