GOING green isn't easy but there are lots of things people can do at home to help the environment.

Take composting, for example - a simple and cheap way of dealing with up to a third of a typical family's waste bin.

This week is Compost Awareness Week and at an event in Bridport tomorrow people will be able to find out more.

By composting at home, waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings and other material such as teabags and egg boxes can break down in an oxygenated environment so no harmful gases are produced. It creates a rich fertiliser for the garden which completes the natural cycle and keeps waste out of landfill.

Television presenter Phillipa Forrester is among those backing the campaign to ensure that waste is recycled at home rather than ending up on landfill sites.

She said: "With three young children I've never been more aware of the impact we make on the environment and the responsibility of bringing future generations into a world that we can really be proud of.

"Composting at home is just one small step towards making sure that we minimise the amount of waste we create, but if everybody gets involved then it makes a huge difference."

Dorset residents who buy a compost bin this week have the chance to win £50 worth of garden centre vouchers in a competition organised by the campaign group Recycle Now.

Order your bin on the website: www.recyclenow.com/compost or phone 0845 0770757.

Home composting advisers will be manning a stand in Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, between 10.30am-2.30pm tomorrow.