FREE compost giveaways
| April 3, 2012 | Filled under Community, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Environment, Withernsea |
73% – The increase in the amount of food waste East Riding residents put in their brown bins
THE TOWNS and areas that will receive free compost in this summer’s giveaways by East Riding of Yorkshire Council have been announced.
A total of 5,000 bags ready to be taken away will be given free at nine giveaways across the East Riding.
Councillor Symon Fraser, portfolio holder for environment, housing and
planning, said: “The giveaways have become a popular annual event and little wonder because this compost makes a great soil improver. Much of it will have come from the brown bins. Only a few months ago it was the plate scrapings from dinner, the mowings from the lawn, the clippings from the hedge and cardboard from packages.”
All the giveaways start at 4pm and will go on until all the bags have gone.
- Bridlington: Hilderthorpe coach park, Hilderthorpe Road, 9 May.
- Beverley: Race Course, 10 May.
- Market Weighton: Market car park, 15 May.
- Withernsea: Market, Pavilion car park, 16 May.
- Hornsea: Broadway car park, 17 May.
- Driffield: The Show Ground, 22 May.
- Goole: West Park, Airmyn Road, 23 May.
- Pocklington: Sports and social club, The Balk, 24 May.
- Elloughton: Brantingham Park, Ionians, 25 May.
The compost will be pre-bagged and council staff will put the free bags into the boot of every car.
In February, residents across the East Riding increased the amount of food waste, garden waste and cardboard they put in their brown bins by 73 per cent, compared with February last year.
I have kids to pick up from school and there is no chance of me getting to any of these before half four at the earliest. Is there any point in turning up to join the queue after half four?
I HAVE JUST BEEN TO BEVERLEY WITH MY NEIGHBOUR TO COLLECT THE COMPOST. WHAT AN EXERCISE IN CRASS STUPIDITY!. THE MAIN ROAD OUT OF BEVERLEY WAS BLOCKED WITH CARS AT PEAK TIME BECAUSE OF THE SITE OF THE “GIVEAWAY” AT THE RACECOURSE. WE WENT IN ONE CAR TO SAVE FUEL AND REDUCE THE QUEUE, BUT WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD ONLY HAVE 2 BAGS AFTER QUEUING FOR 40 MINUTES. SO MUCH FOR US USING COMMON SENSE!
Excellent, free compost just what all us gardeners need.
Excellent idea, shall be getting some if I remember, would be great if they offered free compost bins at the same time so we can do our own