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AND FINALLY...
The pictures below may not look so nice, but they
show a great way to recycle all your all food scraps!
George has a wormery in his
kitchen. This is a container, similar in size to a normal
bin, for food scraps like banana skins, apple cores and peelings
from vegetables. George also adds crumpled-up cardboard e.g. toilet
roll tubes to provide airspaces and absorb moisture. Something lives
in the bin…..look closely at the next pictures (click on them
if you want to enlarge them) to see if you can spot them…
Did you spot the worms? The bin contains
worms which feed on all the old food scraps – nature’s
recycling! The worms digest all the food scraps, and what comes
out the other end is called worm cast or worm compost – excellent
for growing plants! George then empties the wormery and uses the
compost for growing new plants, vegetables and fruit – the
cycle is complete!
To find out more about recycling in your area e.g. where your nearest
recycling facility is, or when you will get recycling facilities
at home, why not call your local council and ask to speak to the
Recycling Officer. Or, if you feel strongly about a particular issue
related to recycling, you could write to your local councillor.
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