5,000 bags of compost given away in the East Riding were made from the county's garden and food waste.
The compost giveaways were held at nine locations in the county and proved popular with East Riding residents, with drivers queuing up at events to claim their free bags.
All the compost given out is made directly from the garden and food waste that East Riding residents place in their brown bins for recycling.
Organised by the council’s waste and recycling officers, the events were a real team effort, with staff from that team, plus from the refuse, street cleaning, and grounds and forestry teams all mucking in.
Councillor Chris Matthews, the council’s portfolio holder for environment and climate change, said:
“The waste and recycling team has been running the compost giveaways for a number of years and they are always very popular.
“It’s great that we can give even more back to the community by holding a second round in September.
“East Riding residents are some of the country’s top recyclers and it’s all thanks to them for continuing to recycle.”
Residents are urged to take extra care this summer when using brown bins to recycle their food and garden waste.
Compostable caddy bags given out by the council - made from corn starch - are the only bags which should be placed in brown bins. No other bags are accepted, especially plastic bags.
Brown bins can be used to recycle grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, small branches, leaves, flowers and weeds, all cooked and uncooked food, peelings, plate scrapings, bones, bread, meat, eggshells and small amounts of soups, sauces and gravies – all of it gets collected and then transformed into compost.
Residents are urged to look at the council’s website and social media, or local press, for the announcement of September’s events nearer the time.
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