The Compost Advisor Project has been developed by BTCV in partnership with Kent County Council's "War on Waste" campaign. BTCV Project Officer Pauline Chamberlain has recruited and trained 57 compost advisors across Kent who are able to offer advice and help to any one who wants to produce crumbly nutrient-rich compost for their garden and at the same time reduce the amount of waste which goes to landfill. The motivation for the project is simple:
· Over 700 000 tonnes of household waste was collected in Kent last year.

· The cost of disposing this rubbish £48.2million

One third was not waste at all it was vegetable and garden material, which could have been turned into free useful compost.

So far 12 000 compost bins have been sold to residents by local councils keen to reduce the amount of waste going to rapidly filling landfill sites. Wye based BTCV wants to make sure that these bins continue to be used successfully and that more and more people take up home composting supported by Compost Advisors.

Compost advisors need no special qualities as full training is given. Each advisor receives a compost bin as well as information literature, equipment and training and the knowledge that they have played a role in Kent's "War on Waste" BTCV hope to recruit 120 advisors eventually For more information contact the BTCV on 01233 812033.

Web links

HDRA Composting - fact sheets
Kent County Council - discounted compost bins