About a third of household waste is organic matter that we unthinkingly throw away.

We hear regular reports about the government's waste strategy and the need to divert waste away from landfills. We hear that we all have a social responsibility to recycle as much as we can. But the reports suggest that we and the councils are still not doing enough.

On average approximately 38% of our household waste is organic material. Shockingly food accounts for 19% of this waste and cooked food is more likely to be thrown away than raw.

However most of this waste can be diverted away from landfill into an environmentally sound wormery.

A wormery is simply an effective way of harnessing nature in a box. Worms have an amazing ability to turn organic material into a useful fertiliser.

With more and more waste being created and less and less space available to dispose of it, we must all begin to take responsibility for the waste we produce.

At The Wormery Store we believe it is better to do something than nothing and so we would encourage you to have a look at the wormeries we have on offer. We aim to supply something for all budgets and all needs, so give it a go and don't let your food go to waste.