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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: luckypurplebutterfly on September 11, 2008, 14:01

Title: Council compost
Post by: luckypurplebutterfly on September 11, 2008, 14:01

It seems our local council charge us for the compost made from the green waste they collect. Am I right in thinking that other councils will give it away for free?

It is £12 for 3 60 litre bags of soil conitioner or £12 for 3 50 litre bags of compost which I don't think is incredibley cheap.

Title: Council compost
Post by: poppies on September 11, 2008, 14:11

I bought some of this from our local  recycling plant for £3 a bag - cant remember how big, and it was full of weed seeds - docks and creeping buttercup which we didnt have before - so be careful

Title: Council compost
Post by: muntjac on September 11, 2008, 23:29

we got 8 ton at £6 a ton a few months back then they charged us £ 10 a ton for 16 ton ... not getting anymore till prices come down this did not include the £30 delivery charge  :x

Title: Council compost
Post by: Elaine G on September 12, 2008, 23:43

I asked our council if we could have some of their stuff for the allotment - I thought it worth a try after seeing Joe Swift on Gardeners World.

I was told that the compost produced was spread on agricultural land.
I thought about arguing the point, but my concern was the chemicals that might have been used on the stuff put into the green bins.
Would it affect my crops as in the manure problem?
You can never tell what people have used on their gardens.

Elaine

Title: Council compost
Post by: muntjac on September 12, 2008, 01:27

with the heat that is generated in making this compost most of the chemical elements would be rendered harmless in my OP id use what ever i could to improve our soil in the short term and then change to non chemical fertiliser status after i had done so