Our council is going to run a pilot scheme to collect garden waste, this will save it going into lanfill and will be composted.
I compost my own but some people dont.
2007-10-16 08:38:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Yep - Mine do it and charge for the "privilege" - I compost (5 bins) out of principal!
2007-10-16 08:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be great. Of course, garden waste in the landfill isn't really a huge concern, it breaks down and eliminates itself from the landfill anyway. The concern is how beneficial garden waste nutrients are when used in a garden. Tossing them in the trash is just a waste and may take up space in the bag for something else you want to throw away.
If this is a neighborhood project, you could have people set their buckets out on a certain day (couple times a week) and take turns going round to collect them into the community compost heap. This sounds like a great kids chore, with a wagon, or a teen's job, with a family pickup, collecting up and down the street you live on. I guess then, that the resulting compost is being used by whomever needs it that contributed to it? Or perhaps you could start a neighborhood garden where it all gets used? You could all, I'm sure get as much food as you can stand out of a proper garden, and still donate to the elderlies at church, or to a shelter or mission, or operate a roadside stand with your friends and neighbors to split proceeds among you.
2007-10-16 08:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our council already run this scheme and it works really well. Not only is the garden waste collected free but every so often, they have a day where people can go to the refuse centre and collect compost free of charge too.
2007-10-16 08:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly is a good idea. My council collects garden waste, but we have to pay for that. They also sell the compost that they make. They also collect kitchen waste (free of charge). This is also composted - generating a very high heat as I understand, so that all types of food waste (e.g. bones) can be included.
These days I have to hunt about to find things to put into the dustbin itself!
But congratulations to everyone who runs their own compost bins or heaps. The collection service complements that because they will take away woody remains as well as green stuff.
2007-10-16 08:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My previous council (Lambeth) delivered biodegradeable bags to all households - you just fill them up and call them - they send round a van and tell you when to leave the bags out.
Then - surprise - they left a bag of compost outside my front door one morning with a thank you card!
I think it's a great idea that all councils should offer. It's not everyone, afterall, that has the space to compost. We only had a tiny little garden and the smell of a compost bin would have been a bit offputting...
2007-10-19 02:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by Richard L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great idea for the town. Yard waste does not decompose in a land fill and actually creates methane which is a major contributor to global warming.
Continue to make your own compost if you plan on using it in a vegetable garden. Think about all the people who put herbicides and insecticides on their lawns and then leave the clippings at the curb. Probably okay for flower gardens but you don't want to eat that stuff.
2007-10-17 09:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by ant3eye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My local council collect garden waste and large general waste on a Wednesday. (A phone call to arrange).
I have two Wheelie bins, a green one for general waste and a blue one for recyclable waste which are collected on alternative Fridays.
I also have a special sack for glass which is also collected on a Wednesday.
All of these containers are provided by the council through my council tax.
I can take any waste, large or small, to my local recycle centre 7 days a week.
I think it is a perfect system.
2007-10-16 17:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i pay my council £5 for 5bags that they take a way to turn into compost then they sell the compost back to me i dont think i should pay for these bags
2007-10-17 05:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by shirley v 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
Yeah!! It's a great idea!!
We've been doing it here for years and it's really handy to have that facility.
Anything that saves stuff from going into landfill is a good thing don't you think?!
2007-10-16 08:49:40 · answer #9 · answered by Moofie's Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. will the towns people be able to have access to it for using it as compost to use in their gardens?! that is once it has completely decomposted.
2007-10-16 12:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by mrs_pipesmoker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋