HOUSEHOLDS in Hartlepool are being urged to cash in on a cut-price home composters.

Composting bins are available at discounted prices in a joint venture involving Hartlepool Borough Council and Leeds organisation Straight Recycling.

Bins holding either 220 or 280 litres are being sold for £5 and £10 respectively. The recommended retail price is £29.95 or £39.95.

Pre-paid vouchers can be exchanged for composters during a sale at the council's Stranton Nursery, which will run from next Saturday, to Thursday, May 9.

Vouchers are available by calling a local rate hotline on 0845 1306090