Everyone is being urged to recycle rubbish

People in Blaenau Gwent and Pembrokeshire will discover how composting green waste reduces the burden on landfill sites.

The Welsh Assembly Government is providing �50,000 for the project, which will pay for 52,000 compost bins.

As well as 120 "compost doctors", 90 teachers will also be trained to help.

Targets for recycling and composting in Wales 15% combined recycling and composting by 2003-04 25% combined recycling and composting by 2006-07 40% combined recycling and composting by 2009-10

WAG is committed to raising awareness about the importance of recycling and reducing the amount of waste sent to council refuse sites.

Environment Minister Carwyn Jones said thinking about what went into the household bin was an important factor.

"Composting is an easy way of cutting down the amount of garden and household waste sent to landfill, and is a great way of feeding the garden," he said.

"The Welsh Assembly Government is determined to reduce the amount of waste currently being sent to landfill, and has made a good start with almost all local authorities meeting the 2004 target of 15% of waste being either recycled or composted.

"We must keep developing ways to support people who want to compost at home. That includes providing facilities and support, which will be given by specially-trained 'compost doctors' working on this project."

One aim of the project is to collect information which will help the WAG understand the impact of home composting on the overall amount of waste sent to landfill sites. The results are expected in two years' time.