There's mulch to do in the garden this Easter!

Take advantage of the long weekend and mulch the garden this Easter, with free mulch from Council.

Noosa Council offers residents and ratepayers up to three cubic metres of single-grind – or coarse-grind – mulch for free.

Residents can self-load the mulch at the Pomona and Cooroy Waste Transfer Stations, or visit the Shire‘s Eumundi-Noosa Road landfill where staff can load it for them.

“Mulch is a great way to maintain soil moisture in the garden, which helps extend the time between watering,” says Noosa Council Waste Coordinator Ian Florence.

“Mulching also keeps the soil temperature constant, plus you’re adding extra organic matter to the soil when you add mulch to your gardens.”

Council also provides higher quality double-grind mulch which is ideal for use as a soil conditioner, for $20 per cubic metre.

The coarse-grind mulch is available to commercial customers for $7.50 per cubic metre from the Noosaville landfill and self-loaded for $5.50 per cubic metre at the Cooroy and Pomona Waste Transfer Stations.

Mr Florence said Council has a vast supply of the free mulch ready to go.

Council generates the mulch from green waste collected at landfill.

The Cooroy Waste Transfer Station is open 8am-1pm Saturday to Monday; the Eumundi-Noosa Road landfill is open 7am-5pm each day, while the Pomona Waste Transfer Station is open Friday to Sunday, 8am to 1pm.

For further information, contact Council on (07) 5329 6500.

23 March 2016