Black Country News: Time to say it with... compost; SANDWELL.VALENTINE'S Day may be a day of romance, but it can also be a bleak day for the environment. So this year residents in Sandwell are being urged to show their love for where they live by snapping up a bargain compost bin A compost bin is a container used to make compost. These bins are often made of hard plastic and are cylindrical in shape, sometimes resembling a barrel. Compost bins can be as simple as a square slatted enclosure or as sophisticated as a tumbler, which allows for the . In 2005, 17.8 million Valentines cards were purchased for February 14 and 10 million red roses were sent to loved ones. Much of this waste will have ended up in landfill sites - not such a romantic thought. The Recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. Now Compost compost, substance composed mainly of partly decayed organic material that is applied to fertilize the soil and to increase its humus content; it is often used in vegetable farming, home gardens, flower beds, lawns, and greenhouses. At Home Campaign is asking people in Sandwell to spare a thought for the environment this February and home compost their organic waste after Valentine's Day by buying a cut price compost bin for as little as pounds 8. For those people who already have a compost bin, it's just a case of remembering not to throw your dead flowers into your kitchen bin but to deposit them in your compost bin. Dead flowers are a great source of nitrogen-rich 'green' ingredients which should give your compost extra nutrients. And as long as cards and chocolate boxes are not shiny or synthetic, you can shred or tear them up into smaller pieces and add them to your compost bin as part of the 'brown' ingredients it needs to give it a good texture. Cabinet member for neighbourhoods Coun Mahboob Hussain said: "The Recycle Now Compost At Home Campaign are offering 220 litre LITRE. A French measure of capacity. It is of the size of a decimetre, or one-tenth part of a cubic metre. It is equal to 61.028 cubic inches. Vide Measure. compost bins for just pounds 8 each, 330 litre bins for pounds 10.00 and the 250 litre KOMP compost bin for pounds 20." Check out the website www.recyclenow.com/compost or phone 0845 077 0757 for more details. SNAP HAPPY If you see a news story or you're celebrating an event you can send us a picture from your phone to: 07738 544 874 Start the attached message with the keyword mailnews. Terms at www.birminghammail.net/snaphappy |
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