Norfolk site shows how to recycle food waste by composting

Garden Organic is a national charity that has demonstration sites across the country, including in Norfolk.

The sites show people how to recycle waste by composting.

The charity aims to reduce food waste by showing people how to recycle it.

The UK currently throws away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste each year.

David Garrett, head of knowledge transfer at Garden Organic, said: "There’s nowhere else in the country where people can benefit from such comprehensive composting advice."

David Garrett, head of knowledge transfer at Garden Organic (Image: Submitted)

The Norfolk site is based in the grounds of County Hall in Martineau Lane, Norwich.

It shows visitors how to compost at home, regardless of their garden size.

People can explore the wildlife gardens and get hands-on experience with different types of compost bins.

The charity’s expansion of composting sites is timely with upcoming changes in waste legislation requiring local authorities to collect food waste separately.

Mr Garrett said: “So much of our food waste ends up in residual waste bins where it’s burnt to generate energy, or in landfill, where it becomes a source for greenhouse gases.

"Food waste collections across the UK will help but composting at home offers us a simple solution to recycling waste into something valuable that will nourish soil, seeds and plants.

"We’re excited to be increasing our composting sites and hope to open many more in the coming years.”

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The Norfolk Compost Demonstration Site is open to the public every day.

It serves as an educational hub for visitors and county hall staff, and is used for volunteer training.

For more information about the site, contact dhawkyard@gardenorganic.org.uk.

To learn more about visiting or volunteering, head to the master composter pages on the Garden Organic website.

To support the charity, visit gardenorganic.org.uk/join.