Dublin’s First Home Composting Demonstration Site to be Opened at Airfield
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Dublin’s First Home Composting Demonstration Site to be Opened at Airfield
Families and businesses throughout Dublin are keen to save money. With the help of South Dublin County Council, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Stop Food Waste initiative of the EPA, a new home composting demonstration site has been built by the programme’s newly trained Master Composters at Airfield in Dundrum.
Almost a third of all food purchased by households end up in the bin. This includes scrapings from plates, food past their use-by dates and food preparation residues. Food waste prevention and home composting are two ways homes and businesses can reduce costs and at the same time reap the benefits by making their own compost. To help you achieve these savings over 25 Master Composter volunteers are now trained to provide talks, workshops, information stands and simply offer advice on food waste prevention and home composting throughout the South County Dublin and Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown communities.
The home composting demonstration site located in Airfield, Dundrum includes examples of composting bins, turning units, leaf mould, wormeries and a food digester, all ideal ways to convert your food scraps into a nutrient rich compost for gardens. On Saturday the 18th June at 1.30pm, the home composting demonstration site at Airfield will be officially opened by wildlife artist Don Conroy and Master Composter volunteers will be presented with their graduation certificates. From 2pm - 4pm Master Composters will be giving composting demonstrations and offering advice on food waste prevention.
The location of the compost demonstration site in Airfield makes a great family day out. Airfield is open from 10am-5pm so why not come along early. Airfield is the only urban working farm in Dublin and offers visitors an opportunity to explore the gardens, working farm and relax with light refreshments available to purchase in the Overends Café. All members of the public are welcome to attend the official opening of the compost demonstration site by Don Conroy at 1:30pm - Now is the time to take action, save money, prevent food waste and start composting.
Editors Notes:
The Stop Food Waste initiative is an intiative of the Environmental Protection Agency under the National Food Waste Prevention Programme.
This compost demonstration site has been supported by both South Dublin County Council, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Stop Food Waste Intiative of the EPA
Contact Sorcha O’Brien Environemntal Awareness Officer with South Dublin County Council on 01-4149000 or Kate Hynes, Environmental Awareness Officer with Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on 01-2054817
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