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Owen Smith
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Because my garden is too small for a compost bin, it would take about 10% of the planting area.
Also my parents have a huge garden and multiple compost bins. But when they pollard the trees the wood from that won't compost, and they have so much grass cuttings that the compost bins go all slimey if they put it in. So I pay for garden waste collection for them (dad's too tight to pay for it and the work falls on mum if I don't pay).
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RobH1
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Agreed, we were avid composters at all previous plots, but as with Owen, our gardens now are too small and designed in such a way that leaves no room for a bin. We have no grass as we grow only insect attracting flowers and shrubs.
The green waste bin is collected for only 9 months of the year and we only put it out for collection six times last year. Therefore cost to us is £10 a pop.
There is an excellent recycling centre around five miles away, so we bought 3 recycling bags from Lidl for a fiver. Two hold up to 30kg and one, 50kg, I can empty them as and when on our way around the North Lakes area.
Fair enough but to be honest if you have space for a green waste bin you have space for a compost bin, I know of more than one person who just drilled a few hole in the base of their bin and turned it into a compost bin and it worked well with the bonus that it was easily moved around.
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RobH1
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That's the problem, we haven't the space, didn't want it in the first place, always in the way, now I want rid.
Here you only get one when you sign up for paid for collections thankfully.
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My friend in Bournemouth won't pay, just uses my petrol to go to the tip instead.
Owen Smith
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My green waste wheelie bin is on the tarmac on the shared drive and parking area for this row of houses, as is everyone else's wheelie bins. But I don't want to put a compost bin there on the tarmac, it would be entirely the wrong place being outside the garden. We're probably not really meant to put wheelie bins there either as it is a parking area, but everyone does.