September 2022
Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Managing Food Waste at Home
Composting at Home
Brown Bin Collections Food waste and garden waste can be recycled
Composting can reduce
waste, save money and
through your food waste recycling bin (normally a
improve soil fertility.
brown bin).
When considering composting
Did you know that all households (including
at home, it is important to
apartments) living in a population agglomeration
learn how to establish and
of greater than 500 people are legally entitled to a
manage the heap, to ensure
food waste recycling service from their waste
your garden compost does
collector? To check if your area is entitled to a food waste recycle bin service,
not generate nuisance smells
please contact your private waste collection company or visit
and unwanted animal visitors.
www.WERLA.ie (link to map). Your private waste collector will send the
contents of this bin to a composting site or to a sustainable anaerobic
Environmental Awareness have created a pdf and video
digestion plant. Using the brown bin can also save you money in waste
guide with everything you need to know.
collection charges. The MyWaste website has some excellent resources, downloadable stickers and
Please visit here (www.dlrcoco.ie) to watch our video and
guides on getting the most from your brown bin at home.
download a free copy of the guide.
Please visit here.
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