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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: Fluffywelshsheep on April 02, 2009, 08:16:22 pm

Title: Compost
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on April 02, 2009, 08:16:22 pm

Just to let local clackers
compost can be picked up in the following areas

stirling http://www.stirling.gov.uk/index/services/waste/polmaisewaste.htm (http://www.stirling.gov.uk/index/services/waste/polmaisewaste.htm)

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: spitfire on April 09, 2009, 11:26:44 pm

does anyone know- is this a service that other councils provide as well or is it just Stirling/Clacks???

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on April 10, 2009, 09:31:42 am

if your coucil collect garden rubbish and cardboard etc,
and have been doing it for a couple of year you should be able to get compost but some coucil sell it instead of free
check your local council webpage

Linz

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: sellickbhoy on April 10, 2009, 01:55:07 pm

Falkirk Council do it - you can collect what you can carry from the Kineil recycling Centre in Bo'Ness

I don't know what they are gonna say when i turn up with the transit and several 1 tonne bags to be filled!!! LOL

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on April 10, 2009, 04:56:26 pm

well stirling has a sign up saying  two bags of compost per person, (shhhh... don't tell any i sneecked in to the wrong district dump).
and all so don't define what a bag of compost is!
but no one 'on guard' and we went with a mwb transit. Also no one else seamed to obide by the rules.

handy tip 'Always take a spade or shuvel with you '

Linz

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: spitfire on April 13, 2009, 05:10:12 pm

Cheers Linz
will give it a try- I pass it on my way to work- imagine the scene- suit, high heels and a shovel!

Lynne

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: Wellieboots on May 06, 2009, 06:25:42 pm

head off down yer local dump, most now have compost for free (Blairgowrie does now as well). FYI - it ain't the best in the world but it is free. Most of it comes from garden waste & cardboard, the latter of which relies on folks taking all of the sellotape etc. off of boxes - which having in the past watch what gets dumped ain't always the case. So worse case scenario expect to get bits of plastic & other "shite" which you'll have to pick out, that aside its free so go get collecting.
Oh & B'gowrie never put a limit on the number of bags, just as well...its all gone for the mo thou...might be due to me!!

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: doganjo on May 06, 2009, 09:21:54 pm

There was neither compost nor wood chips at Alloa last week.

Title: Re: Compost
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on May 08, 2009, 10:07:36 am

not seen woodchip at alloa but you could always try menstrie or Stirling dump if alloa is empty