It's National Compost Awareness Week and to mark the occasion I have trawled a few of the blogs and news stories to see what is happening around the country (and further afield) - so you don't have to.
National Compost Awareness Week - Baltimore Sun
"During the summer, you may get "mature" compost in as little as a month. During the winter, when the heat isn't available to speed the decomposition process, it takes much longer."
Composting and rats: Is bokashi the answer? - Guardian.co.uk
"I followed all the advice about not putting cooked/greasy/fruity/meaty/fishy stuff into the heap, but the rats just kept coming back, despite numerous visits from the bad man from the council."
Hot composting: Trying out the Green Johanna compost bin - guardian.co.uk
"This means the shaded half of my compost takes twice as long to mature as the other, so I haven't quite got that desired composting cycle of one bin left to 'cook' whilst I fill the other."
Composting in the community - Loughborough News
"Communities are being encouraged to think about cutting the amount of waste sent to landfill by taking part in a novel project."
Compost corner comes to Croydon - Croydon Guardian
"Composting trumps landfill because, unlike when organic waste is buried and starved of oxygen, it does not give off harmful methane gas when it is treated in this way."
Renew Iowa: Growing Gardens Naturally - WHO-TV
"People have been composting for generations. But, the practice is starting to become popular again"
Value of composting put in place - Eastbourne Today
"If everyone gets involved in spreading the compost message, we can all help to create a cleaner environment for future generations."
Our own compost corner - Whitehaven News
“We want more people to know about the benefits of composting – it reduces the amount of rubbish you put out and creates great free fertiliser for your garden. Even people who don’t need their own compost can recycle and benefit the environment by filling their garden waste bins, which we send to make compost.”
Top TV chef calls on Camden to compost - Camden Council
"To mark the start of this year's Compost Awareness Week, local TV celebrity and top Camden chef Arthur Potts Dawson is calling on Camden residents to ...
Compost at home to grow a greener Capital."
Compost at home to grow a greener Capital - Edinburgh Evening News
"CITY gardeners are being urged to take up composting as a greener way of disposing of their waste."
Scotland raises awareness about compost - MRW
"The Scottish Government is urging people to help reduce waste during Compost Awareness Week by taking up composting as a greener way of disposing of their garden and kitchen waste."
Compost roadshows spread 'a-peeling' advice - Media Newswire
"Composting is a great way to turn waste into a nutritious substance for plants, flowers and home-grown vegetables and next week, roadshows will be spreading the message across Leicestershire."
Compost Awareness Week gets underway - letsrecycle.com
"Composters and councils across the country have started promoting the ninth annual Compost Awareness Week (CAW) under the banner Food for Thought."
Mind Your Greens in Compost Awareness Week - EdinburghGuide.com
"Real Nappy Week just ended in Scotland on the 3rd May. We're now into Compost Awareness Week (3-9 May), the ninth of its kind, as part of an ongoing drive to get people to recycle organic waste from their garden and kitchen into compost."
Compost Awareness Week - Boness Today
"This year, Waste Aware Scotland and Falkirk Council are inviting people to put their compost to good use by using it as a soil improver when growing their own fruit and vegetables, a great way to be green and save money."
Householders urged to recycle for Compost Awareness Week - Stroud News and Journal
"A huge amount of uncooked food gets thrown away every day, which could easily be composted.
"Composting benefits the garden and reduces the amount of waste that goes to landfill."
Learn the proper art of composting - KUAM.com
"Composting is the simple act of turning your spoils into soil by recycling your kitchen and yard waste and turning it into nutrient rich soil you can use."
Image: Letsrecycle.com
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