Sustainable Girton Events

The shredder scheme will be running again from April through to Autumn and anyone resident in Girton can arrange for a visit by phoning Don on 562232. Shredding enables you to convert garden waste such as hard shrub and tree prunings, brambles &c into material ideal for layering into a compost heap as an alternative to a garden fire or disposal in your green wheelie bin. Branches up to about 1 inch in diameter can be shredded and larger ones if they are split to a maximum of 1 inch. We will bring the machine to your garden and we will be happy for you to assist where practicable. The scheme is run on a voluntary basis, free of charge to residents, and to cover the running costs of fuel, oil and maintenance work we are relying on donations from those who use the scheme or who wish to support the promotion of home composting as an alternative to landfill and garden fires.