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Learn how to make compost

Lucy JarvisSouthern Gazette

"We can make our soil using grass clippings, prunings, and shredded paper," Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) waste education officer Peg Davies said.

"Worms will munch up our food scraps for free."

The Town of Victoria Park sends its waste to the MRC and it will host a free workshop on Sunday at the Victoria Park Community Garden, teaching interested people how to make compost and use it in an eco-friendly water-saving "wicking bed".

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Preparing to host the workshops as part of the Waste Authority's Compost in May campaign, Ms Davies said composting could help keep material out of bins.

"A"wicking bed" is where the garden is watered from beneath. It can be made from easily obtainable materials such as old olive barrels, foam boxes, bathtubs and garden pots.

"Then using old pool cleaner hoses or vacuum cleaner pipes and other bits and pieces, a working"wicking bed" is created," she said.

"What you use depends on what is around."

MRC also invites people to tour its composting facility in Neerabup.