DEVON residents can win a composting bin if they pledge online to recycle their kitchen and garden waste.

One hundred composting bins and other prizes, including a wormery, a food waste gadget kit and a gardening hamper, can be won in the draw, which closes on Sunday, April 2.

Composting is the most effective way to reduce waste and help the planet, and at least 30% of the contents in an average household bin can be composted. Composting at home over 12 months can reduce carbon emissions equivalent to that produced by a kettle in a year, or a washing machine over three months.

Recycle Devon, a partnership of ten councils including Devon County Council, eight district authorities and one unitary council, is encouraging people to give food and garden waste a second life by signing up to at least one of the following pledges, which include composting food waste, composting garden waste or using food waste collections, in areas that have one.

To enter, visit www.recycledevon.org/pledge-to-compost and agree to one or more of the pledges and submit. The website also has helpful advice on composting including a step-by-step guide on how to compost and details on how to purchase a cut priced composting bin in an area.

Visit recycledevon.org to obtain a free ‘composting for all’ book, written by composting guru, Nicky Scott.