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Compost Machine

Straight provided Pembrokeshire County Council with 30,000 home compost bins through a previous tender and has now been awarded the contract for the door to door home delivery to residents across the County.

Under the Council's new county-wide composting campaign every household will be supplied with a free 335 litre Compost Machine. This is in a bid to encourage residents to compost their garden waste and uncooked kitchen waste in a more environmentally friendly and economically sustainable way; reducing the amount of green waste sent to landfill whilst providing the householder with a free supply of compost for use in their garden.

The home compost bins are made from 100% recycled plastic, with a twist locking windproof lid and covered by a fifteen year guarantee. A large side-hatch allows easy removal of the finished compost.

In addition to the compost bin, householders will receive a composting information guide with further composting support is available through a telephone information line and local compost advisors. Straight is also offering discounted accessories including composter bases and accelerator liquid.

The home delivery started in April and will be complete by the end of August 2006. "Pembrokeshire is quite a rural area so home delivering all of the composters is a difficult task; however Straight have made a very good start and we are extremely pleased with the progress to date. According to the Assembly Government, home composting of green and vegetable wastes is the single most effective waste prevention measure that local authorities can promote, so by encouraging people to compost at home we're confident of making a significant contribution to meeting Pembrokeshire's landfill diversion targets" says home compost officer Paul Watkins.