Master Composters teaching children to waste less

Master composters are starting even younger in Whixall in North Shropshire.

The children from Whixall Nursery School were fed up of throwing away their food waste and garden waste, so they decided they wanted to do something about it. The teachers and children came up with an idea to recycle their garden waste and food waste by composting it on site.  

They decided to contact Waste Managers at Shropshire Council to find out what they could do. Shropshire Council works closely with volunteers from Shropshire Master Composters and their contractors Veolia Environmental Services to encourage schools to be more sustainable and wherever possible to compost their organic waste on site to reduce the need for waste collection and treatment.

Now Veolia have kindly donated two compost bins to the nursery school. When the compost bins were delivered, the children couldn’t wait to put their garden and food waste in their new compost bin. They had saved up the first batch of food waste for recycling just that morning.

Volunteers from Shropshire Master Composters are now running environmental education classes for the children and the teachers to help them master the art of composting and get the most out of their new bins.  They are also taking along some tomato plants to encourage the children to try growing their own as well.

By working together we are helping to reduce the amount of waste that is being created in Shropshire as well as inspiring the next generation to grow up to be committed composters.