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General => News => Topic started by: kenkew on April 19, 2005, 16:50:14

Title: It's a load of compost
Post by: kenkew 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.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Kenkew/110CompostApril05.jpg)
So, armed with a sack or two I loaded up.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Kenkew/111CompostApril05.jpg)
Got to plot and spread it round a bit. Me thinks I'll be going for a bit more.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Kenkew/113CompostApril05.jpg)

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: tim 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?

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: kenkew 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.  :)

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: tim 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!

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: kenkew 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.

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: derbex 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.

Jeremy

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: slugcatcher 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

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: westsussexlottie on April 21, 2005, 10:30:08

I don't even know if we can buy it from our Council . I will ask!

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: djbrenton 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!!

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: aquilegia 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!

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: Moggle 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!

Title: Re: It's a load of compost
Post by: aquilegia 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.