Summer is hotting up and with another bank holiday on the way, we know plenty of you will be busy in the garden. Last year we collected around 6,000 tonnes of waste from gardens in Melton to be composted. The grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and other garden waste are perfect for turning into a rich compost at the farm site in Melton Borough.

Please remember to keep soil, big stones and branches thicker than your thumb out of the brown bins, and any other non-compostable waste such as general rubbish should never be put in the brown bins. We also cannot take food of any sort in the brown bins.

However this does not mean that you have to put food waste in your black bin instead, and you can also recycle most of the goodness in your garden by composting it yourself. The County Council offers compost bins at reduced prices and you can get more information by following this link.

You can really make the most of your garden this summer by making the most of your garden waste.