All Hallows’ Eve and bonfire night are great opportunities for every family in Somerset to waste less and save money, cut plastic and recycle more, stay safe and eat better, and to even reduce their all-important carbon footprint.
Dodge the horror of bills, full rubbish bins and supermarket plastic tat for recyclable outfits from cardboard, old sheets, charity shop bargain clothes and plenty of childish creativity, and take the smart step to reject shop-bought sweets for cheaper and healthier (but always allergy-aware) home-made treats.
Check recipes – savoury pies to sweet cakes – from lovefoodhatewaste.com
and hubbub.org.uk/how-to-eatpumpkin
to use all that pumpkin flesh and seeds for tasty snacks (and keep a
few seeds to grow free future ghoulish gourds).
Add all waste food – every last scrap – and the sagging pumpkin itself, to your food waste bin to go off to make electricity and farm compost at
Somerset’s anaerobic digestion plant. Or add your pumpkin to your compost bin.
Caution is vital for November’s bonfires and fireworks to help noise-nervy pets and shelter-seeking wildlife, and to protect your home and family from a highly dangerous bin blaze.Drench or allow embers and ash to completely cool. Soak spent fireworks then add them to your rubbish bin. Soak misfired fireworks overnight and seek disposal guidance from maker or supplier.
Winter hours for recycle sites
Recycle site winter hours mean they are all now operating 9am-4pm weekends and, when open, 9am-5pm weekdays.
More: somersetwaste.gov.uk/allatall.