'Give it a Grow' this Compost Awareness Week!

Although around thirty percent of us already compost at home, there are lots more things we can all try. For example, around 60% of people say they have never tried composting general household waste, such as scrunched up paper or the contents from a vacuum cleaner, and around fifty percent of people have never tried using peat-free compost.
ICM research conducted for WRAP in March 2009.

However you choose to get involved, there are plenty of new things you can try, which will not only help the environment but also help your garden grow greener. Here are just some of the things you could try this Compost Awareness Week.

• New to composting? Why not give composting a go. Anyone with outside space can compost at home. Contact your local authority to check if they sell compost bins, or try any garden centre or DIY store
• Already a compost champion? Think about additional things you could compost, such as eggs shells, tea bags or even the contents from your vacuum cleaner. Check the list of compostable items.
• Don't know what to do with your compost? Try using your homemade compost to enrich your borders or to give your potted plants and containers an extra boost
• Ever tried peat-free compost? It's made from recycled materials - and that's good news for the environment because it helps to cut down the amount of organic waste that is sent to landfill
• Fancy being a wormery wonder? Wormeries are ideal for people who don't produce garden waste or have limited outside space. Small amounts of garden waste can go into a wormery, together with some cooked food scraps.