BURY Council's recycling and awareness team are heading out on the road to help residents with recycling.

The team will be giving out free kitchen caddies, compostable liners and bin stickers to encourage people to recycle food waste.

They will also be taking orders for free brown recycling bins and handing out information leaflets.

Cllr Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, said: "This is a great opportunity for residents to come along and meet the recycling team face-to-face and get answers to any questions they may have.

"We're particularly keen to help residents that haven't yet got to grips with recycling their food waste, whatever the reason may be.So if this is you, come along and the team will sort you out with everything you need.

"Recycling food waste not only saves money, it saves space in the grey bin and it's really easy to do. It only costs £61 per tonne to turn food and garden waste into compost, but it costs £308 per tonne to treat and dispose of waste that is put in grey bins.So don't forget, grey bins aren't for food waste – brown bins are!"

The roadshows will take place at Red Bank Field, Radcliffe, on Tuesday August 2, Peel Brow play area, Ramsbottom, on August 9, Victoria Park, Whitefield, August 16, Hoyles Park, Bury, August 23 and St Mary's Park, Prestwich, on August 30.

Recycling officers will also be at Party in the Park at Openshaw Park on Sunday August 14 from noon until 4pm and at Eden Garden Allotments, Derwent Avenue, Whitefield, on Sunday August 28 from 10am until 4pm.

To find out more about recycling, request free recycling bins or check collection dates and sign-up for e-mail reminders visit www.bury.gov.uk/recycling