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sean
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Our local council provides green wheelie bins as well as the brown ones for ordinary waste, and we can put in paper, card, plastic bottles and cans. My local tesco and safeways have a collection point for aluminium cans and plastic shopping bags. I re-use what bags I can, but I take the broken ones there, and those from fruit and veg if they are clean, and with any paper labels ripped off, (though I'm not sure if I'm supposed to!)
Any paper or card that is too dirty to recycle in the council bin goes in the composter, with the chickens' litter and manure and the kitchen waste I can't feel to the chickens.
We aren't allowed to put juice cartons in the cardboard recycling, because of the foil linings, but I have a freepost address somewhere to send these to, where they do recycle them using a different technique. I also send my foil and ally cans to one of the various charities who can benefit from these, also freepost. I gather you can also save plastic bottle tops for charity use as well, though I haven't found out where to send these yet. |
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A shallow hole would probably work better, as most of the organisms which brake down organic matter live in the top soil, and the roots of plants in the top layer help too. Its what I do with my partially composted humanure from the compost loo, and when its time to empty the loo again, the compost in the small pit is indistinguishable from the potting compost you buy in bags. When I put it in the pit I sprinkle some woodash on top for the smell, and then lay a board across (more to prevent tripping into the whole). No smell whatsoever. I also notice roots growing into it, taking out what they can, and the level goes down about 1/3 to half in a few months. It would work with catpoo too, and especially with sawdust, which is what I use to sprinkle on the poo everytime I visit the loo, gives the right carbon/nitrogen balance for composting. I do use fine sawdust, as I cut my wood with a bow saw. I have tried chainsaw chips, but they are a bit slow to brake down, and I would be suspicious about the chain oil, unless it was plant based. I have also successfully used chopped straw, which also allows some air in for better composting. |
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