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Using your garden to avoid waste

Turning your organic waste into compost is not only good for the garden; it reduces your rubbish as well.

Mulching

Mulch keeps your garden looking tidy, reduces the need to water, suppresses weeds and it makes use of material that might otherwise be dumped in a landfill.

Herb gardens

Growing your own herbs is easy, satisfying, and saves money on fresh herb plants sold at supermarkets – not to mention the packaging that goes with them.

Preserving food

If you are lucky enough to have fruit trees or a vegetable garden, or access to cheap produce when it is in season, you might want to try keeping it longer by preserving it.

Composting

Composting is a natural process that breaks down organic material like leaves, grass clippings, food scraps and paper into a nutrient rich soil like material, which is great for the garden!

Worm farms

Worm farms break down your organic rubbish into nutrient-rich compost and ‘worm juice’ that can then be used in your garden.

EM composting

Effective Micro-organism (EM) composting is a bucket system that uses micro-organisms to break down food scraps into a compost and liquid fertilizer, which you can then use in your garden.

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