GARDENERS are being given an opportunity to make their savings grow by reducing Warrington's rubbish mountain.

Warrington Borough Council has launched a pilot scheme to encourage residents to recycle organic waste.

Townsfolk currently throw away 17,000 tonnes of rotting rubbish, all of it suitable for turning into compost.

Now, the council is making a bid to halve the amount of organic waste by offering 1,200 home composters at a special discount price of £10 and £5.

Keep Warrington Tidy officer, Ken Driver, said: "Used properly, these composters can provide a householder with ideal compost for their garden, the benefits of which would be a significant saving on costs and better crops.

"They will also help to reduce our landfill requirements and amount of peat being cut from ancient bogs for domestic garden peat."

Anyone who takes part in the scheme must attend one of the home composting seminars organised by the borough. For more details ring 442527.

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