Recycling Tips/Ideas:
Surrey County Council has given me ten rather smart black, non-plastic, reusable shopping bags to give away.  I have decided to give them to residents who send me their recycling tips or ideas to share with our communities.

The first bag has gone to Pru Jones, a Thursley resident (01252 702137), who has suggested that for households of one or two, a wormery is a very good way of disposing of food waste rather than going in for a Green Cone which I have promoted in the past.  Pru has shown me her wormery which is not at all unsightly and sits on her patio.  Pru bought hers from a company called, appropriately, Wiggly Wigglers in Hertfordshire, www.wigglywigglers.co.uk. Tel: 01981 500391. They describe their 'Can-O-Worms' as a worm-assisted composting system which converts organic waste from your kitchen or garden into a rich, dark growing medium and liquid feed. The wormery will compost cooked food scraps, tea leaves, coffee grounds and vegetable peelings. Also dried and crushed egg shells, shredded and scrunched paper and cardboard, vacuum cleaner dust, hair, wool and cotton as well as hamster and gerbil droppings and horse and cow manure.  A few things must be avoided like meat, citrus fruits, grass clippings, leaves and dog/cat droppings. For your interest the worms used in a wormery are not ordinary garden worms but a mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability.  Wiggly Wigglers' wormery is not cheap but I'm sure a less expensive one could be found on the internet.  Pru has told me she would be happy to show her wormery to anyone who is interested.  A wormery would definitely be one way of avoiding smells and maggots in your wheelie bin and unlike my Green Cone you get something for your efforts.  Real re-cycling!