Bracknell

Bracknell Forest residents are being offered another chance to buy a green cone food waste digester, which can take meat, bones, bread and dairy products, for a special price of just £10 while stocks last.

There will be 350 Bracknell green cones available from 10am until 2pm at Wyevale Garden Centre, Forest Road, Binfield, on Saturday, March 21. The green cone normally costs £69.99 plus delivery.

The green Bracknell cone can be kept in the garden and turns food waste back into its natural components of water and carbon dioxide. You can put all food waste - not just vegetable peelings and fruit skins, but meat, bones, fish, bread crusts and dairy products - into the green cone and forget all about it. Through a completely natural decay process it turns into harmless liquid that seeps into the soil.

To operate effectively the green cone needs a sunny position with free draining soil, and there will be no smells or vermin. It can be left to work away in the garden for several years before it needs emptying.

Cllr Mrs Dorothy Hayes, Executive Member for the Bracknell Environment, said: "Our green cone sales have been incredibly successful in the past, so arrive early to make sure you get one.

”This sale is just one way the Council is helping residents to minimise their waste. Kerbside recycling has also been made easier as all paper, card, tins, cans and plastic bottles can be mixed together in blue wheelie bins.”

To purchase the special Bracknell offer £10 green cone, visit the roadshow with proof of residency, like a council tax or utility bill. Cash payments only, one per household, and are sold first come first served. Green cone staff will be available to answer any questions. Limited supplies may also be available online for £19.95 - including home delivery - visit www.greencone.com

Bracknell Forest Council