More Free Compost Giveaways To Be Held In September

For the first time ever, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to hold the second round of free compost giveaways for East Riding residents.

The council will be handing out another 5,000 bags of compost during September, following the success of the regular, annual giveaways which are held in May.

Eight events will be held starting in Beverley on Saturday 14 September, and continuing in Preston, Goole, Withernsea, Hornsea, Carnaby, Pocklington and Driffield.

As usual, residents are invited to go along in their cars to collect two free 15kg bags of compost.

Cllr Chris Matthews, the council’s portfolio holder for strategic management, said: “These autumn giveaways are an extra little thank you to residents for their continued efforts in making the East Riding the country’s top recycler.”

As always, all the compost being given away has been recycled from the food and garden waste East Riding residents put into their brown bins.

The compost giveaways will be held on the following dates – please note the differing times for each venue:

Saturday 14 September 10am – Beverley, Beverley council depot, Annie Reed Road, off Grovehill Road and Beck View Road, HU17 0LF

The giveaways will end when all the bags have been handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Residents are asked not to queue at the venues beforehand for safety reasons.

All cooked and uncooked food, peelings, plate scrapings, bones, meat, eggshells, grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, small branches, leaves, flowers and weeds can all be placed brown bins, and all the waste gets recycled into quality compost.