How to Reuse Garden Waste at Home
To find more ideas on reducing, reusing and recycling in the garden, visit Recycle Devon’s in the garden page.
- Learn how to compost – Use food waste, grass cuttings, and other organic waste to create a compost pile.
- Build a bug hotel – Find out more about how to reuse garden rubbish to give nature a home in your garden.
- If you have a wood burning fireplace, you can save your ashes instead of throwing them away. Once cooled, wood ashes can be mixed into your compost heap!
- If you mow your grass, “grasscycle” by leaving grass clippings on your lawn instead throwing them away. The clippings will actually return nutrients to the soil.
Discover more about reducing and recycling garden waste here.
How to Reuse Garden Waste at School
- Set up composting at your school! Use food waste, grass cuttings, and other organic waste to create a compost pile.
- Build a bug hotel – Find out more about how to reuse garden rubbish to give nature a home in your garden.
- If you mow your grass, “grasscycle” by leaving grass clippings on your grass instead throwing them away. The clippings will actually return nutrients to the soil. These can also be added to your compost.
Discover more about reducing and recycling garden waste here.
