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kenkew

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It's a load of compost
« on: April 19, 2005, 16:50:14 »
Got a thingy through the letter box to say the local tip has another mound of compost. This is recycled garden stuff ground-up, passed through a heating system to kill bugg-yerts and then treated with organic goodies. So, off pops I down to tip and got an eye full of this.

So, armed with a sack or two I loaded up.

Got to plot and spread it round a bit. Me thinks I'll be going for a bit more.
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tim

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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2005, 17:53:35 »
Envy!!

How much, Ken? The heating process, alone, can't be cheap?

We're only just having our green stuff collected, so it'll be a year or two before it's offered back to us?
« Last Edit: April 19, 2005, 17:59:11 by tim »
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kenkew

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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2005, 18:07:57 »
I took around 20 bags and I'm off for more.
'Green-bins' from households are collected every 2 weeks here so the process will be an on going one throughout the year from now on.
Oh! It's free by the way.  :)
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tim

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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2005, 19:55:54 »
Huh!!

Can you see them giving it away over here??

Maybe you could set up an export business!
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2005, 08:01:45 »
It's all to do with the great recycling scheme of things. Pity it's not more wide spread. If people could get free compo it might encourage better recycling.
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2005, 09:58:31 »
We can BUY composted green waste from the local tip £2.50/bag as I remember. I don't know what it's like as I've never bought any.

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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2005, 06:51:03 »
I think its about the same price here (£2-50) I wondered was it worth the money.

Ron
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2005, 10:30:08 »
I don't even know if we can buy it from our Council . I will ask!
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2005, 10:46:39 »
You can buy it for £1 a bag in Nottingham but I'm tempted to have a look at Derby as their's is Soil Association approved!!
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2005, 11:42:00 »
Wow. jealous. My council charges to collect green waste. I don't think they'll be giving the compost away for free!
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2005, 14:27:19 »
I bought 5 x 40L bags from our local tip for £2 each. Less smelly and easier than manure till my compost heap starts producing!
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Re: It's a load of compost
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2005, 15:28:05 »
I've been so jealous, I've been doing a net search for local cheap compost and have come up with nothing. My local council collects green waste (charging £4 for up to 20 bags). But doesn't seem to want to give it back to us.
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