So remember that if they are showering their mums with gifts, then dont forget to think about the waste that can result from this. Any organic waste from all those extra treats could make excellent ingredients for a your garden compost heap. Fruit and vegetable peelings from that special dinner; tea bags from her breakfast in bed, and cardboard boxes from her chocolates - all of these can be composted at home to make a wonderful free soil improver to treat your garden too.
And once that special day is over you can even compost cut flowers once they have past their best and also cards and envelopes from her Mothers Day card are great for making compost too. You could even offer as a special treat for mum to do the housework and run the hoover round the house and then the vaccuum cleaner dust makes an excellent addition to a home compost heap.
Home composting has 'heaps' of benefits for the environment too. Not only does it help keep waste out of landfill but it also reduces the need for waste collection and saves the environmental impact of buying in so many garden products too.
To make it even easier for people to get into the home composting habit, there are special offers available for cut-price compost bins to residents in Shropshire (& Telford & Wrekin). For more details go www.shropshire.gov.uk/compost
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