Garden waste

[Veggielot]

Just read the my council are proposing to cancel collecting garden waste to save money. I believe they have done this in Harrogate and York does anyone have experience of this? Apparently we are supposed to put any garden waste in our ordinary bin and it will be sorted out at the recycling centre.

[chris]

Do you generate much garden waste? I don't - most is composted..


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[arpoet]

They stopped ours last year, but I hardly ever used it.... All soft garden and kitchen waste goes in the compost bins. Twiggy stuff goes onto a pile for bugs and wildlife.

[bearded bloke]

We can have up to 3 green wheelie bins (subject to prior council inspection),I have 2 which are only used for hedge cuttings (of which I have a lot) & blighted tomato/potato greenery.

[Bren In Pots]

They stopped ours last year, but I hardly ever used it.... All soft garden and kitchen waste goes in the compost bins. Twiggy stuff goes onto a pile for bugs and wildlife.

We still have a green bin not sure for how long because they're being charged for them in the nearest town, but I do like Arpoet so mine wont be really missed.

[Nannysally99]

We pay for a fortnightly collection at a reduced pensioners rate. Since we got a Dalek haven't really needed a green bin, so will think carefully before I renew it. Now if I get a shredder in the sales I will never need the bin ........


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[Bill HH]

My neighbour wont miss it, he chucks his in the bloody road!

We have to pay for collection or take it to the recycling place for free, but I compost nearly everything, sometimes I burn stuff just to annoy the neighbour.

[alldigging]

Just read the my council are proposing to cancel collecting garden waste to save money. I believe they have done this in Harrogate and York does anyone have experience of this? Apparently we are supposed to put any garden waste in our ordinary bin and it will be sorted out at the recycling centre.

In York they have the York Rotters.

If you can find enough space then collect as much as you can off your neighbours and make lots of lovely compost.

[Shadylane]

Our green bin used to be for cardboard and green waste - they now make us put card into a blue bag due to 'contaminants' in cardboard being unsuitable for composting. We don't use ours really, as all our stuff goes down the lottie. I suggested using it as a water butt but Himself wasn't keen.

[Veggielot]

Do you generate much garden waste? I don't - most is composted.

On the whole it gets composted and I am getting a shredder which should deal with the rest. Mainly uses it for the stuff from the allotment that I don't want to compost, seeds etc.

[Olorin2001]

Our free green waste collection stopped this year, now for a fee the council will supply a brown lidded bin, if you put green waste in your normal bin they won't empty it.
As I compost everything it doesn't bother me one way or the other.

[Snadger]

Garden waste is organic matter. Organic matter is good for the soil. So in effect, so called garden waste is garden goodness!

[Two_Sheds]

Just read the my council are proposing to cancel collecting garden waste to save money.

I've never had a garden waste collection

Mind you, most gardens round here are now brickweave drives

[WendyC]

Didn't bother buying into the green waste collection this year. Previously it was free and as I compost all I can I only ever had a small bin which I put out a few times a year. There was no reduction for a smaller bin so I didn't bother and I haven't missed it either.

[BertieFox]

We have to discourage our neighbours from taking their green waste and clippings to the tip and bring it to us instead. With a reasonable shredder and a bit of effort, you can build up a large amount of useful mulch. Nature doesn't put leaves and dead vegetation in a bin, it just spreads it on the surface, which is what we mostly do. Then move it to one side to plant through and put back as the plants grow. Do people realise that when they take their garden waste to the tip or have it removed, they are also sending away their fertility, and instead have to buy it in, in bags or as chemicals?