Gardeners offered free bags of compost

Emma PetrieEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
News imageEast Riding of Yorkshire Council Five council workers in orange high vis outfits hold bags of black compost. Three stand on the back of a truck with the rest of the bags piled up. They are all smiling in the sunshine.East Riding of Yorkshire Council
The council staff will be on hand to place the compost into car boots

Gardeners are being offered free bags of compost made from recycled food and garden waste.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council's waste and recycling team has 5,000 bags to give away at eight events across the area during May.

Residents can collect two bags each on designated days in Pocklington, Beverley, Preston, Goole, Hornsea, Carnaby, Withernsea and Driffield.

Around 60 tonnes of compost has been recycled from the waste people put in their brown bins throughout the year, the council said.

In February, the authority rolled out weekly brown bin collections of food waste for two-thirds of the East Riding area. The council said the remaining households will get collections in February next year.

The compost will be given away on the following dates and locations -

Monday 11 May, 16:00 BST - Pocklington Wolds Gliding Club

Saturday 16 May, 10:00 - Beverley council depot

Monday 18 May, 16:30 - Preston Lelley Fields Crematorium

Wednesday 20 May, 16:00 -Goole West Park

Friday 22 May, 13:30 - Hornsea Freeport

Saturday 23 May, 10:00 - Carnaby council depot

Wednesday 27 May, 16:00 - Withernsea Pavilion Car Park

Friday 29 May, 16:00 - Driffield Showground

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