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Free soil improver...come and get some!
26 March
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your garden waste, now
is the time to see for yourself. Scarborough Borough Council, in
partnership with Yorwaste, is launching a massive soil improver
giveaway.
The big three day event starts next week and will see a total of
60 tonnes of soil improver given out across three events in
Scarborough, Whitby and Filey.
The soil improver is the end result of the composting process at
the Seamer Carr Resource Recovery Centre, which uses the garden
waste collected within the borough via the brown bin and
biodegradable sack scheme.
All residents need to do is bring along some sturdy bags or
containers to one of the following events:
- Monday 2 April 2012 at Whitby West Cliff car park,
between 4pm and 6pm
- Tuesday 3 April 2012 at Filey Country Park car park,
between 4pm and 6pm
- Wednesday 4 April 2012 at Scarborough Burniston Road car park,
between 4pm and 6pm
Harry Briggs, from Scarborough Borough Council's Recycling &
Waste Enforcement Unit said:
“With summer just around the corner, now is a perfect time for
people to be getting back out in their gardens and exercising their
green fingers. What better way to help than with some top-quality
free soil improver?
"We always look forward to these events as we are giving back to
the community soil improver that they have produced from their own
gardens. These events are always very popular, therefore we urge
residents to get there quickly as the soil improver will be given
out on a first-come-first-served basis. This event is a great way
for us to say thank you to residents for their keen participation
in the garden waste collection service and the recycling scheme as
a whole.”
Nick Smith, Yorwaste East Coast Manager, added:
“The quality of soil improver we are able to produce is very
high and this is down to the efforts of Scarborough
borough residents, who ensure that the garden waste they
leave for collection is not mixed with any other material.
“By taking advantage of the free soil improver offer people are
effectively returning the garden waste to its source, which is an
excellent example of closed loop recycling, and we hope as many
people as possible take advantage of this offer.”