During my election campaign, one of the key issues residents raised was the need for the council to do more to recycle. Therefore I would just like to highlight to readers one initiative that TDC have launched, that of the Green Cone.
A Green Cone is a completely natural system that helps to reduce food waste that cannot be composted to its natural component of water, carbon dioxide and, depending on conditions, a very small residue. It takes all cooked and uncooked food waste including meat, fish, bones, dairy products, vegetables and fruit.
The environmental benefits of using one include:
Up to 25% of your household waste diverted from landfill.
Less food waste in landfill sites means reduced greenhouse gases.
Less rubbish means fewer lorries on the roads.
On 26th May Tandridge District Council are offering local residents the opportunity to acquire one for only £5 (compared with a RRP of £79.50). This one day sale will be happening at the Council Offices in Oxted between 10am and 3pm. Please see the TDC website for more details.
