Author Topic: Wanted: Compost (Read 1906 times)

edessex · « **on:** April 20, 2013, 03:18:00 pm »

I'm after some cheap (or free) compost, old split bags or home-rotted, just need to pot up a few bits.

Happy to bag or re-bag myself.

The nearer to Great Dunmow, Essex (near Stansted Airport) the better, but willing to travel.

I will also be looking for top soil within the next couple of months.

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2013, 03:30:12 pm »

Does your local Council tip not have any?

edessex · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2013, 03:58:28 pm »

They do... but the price is not far off Homebase prices!

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2013, 05:45:47 pm »

Ours doesn't charge anything - it's free for the taking! But you have to show your residents card.

harefarm · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2013, 07:31:19 pm »

If you were closer we could help out with some rotted chicken compost, came from the sheds when we moved here. We are about 120 miles from you.

We haven't really discussed selling it or doing anything else with it at the moment.

edessex · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2013, 11:16:54 pm »

Its £4 a bag here. Whats a residents card?

doganjo · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2013, 11:32:34 pm »

Quote from: edessex on April 20, 2013, 11:16:54 pm

Its £4 a bag here. Whats a residents card?

We all got a card to show at the gate of the Council recycling centre, and each Council only allows residents to dump their rubble, rubbish etc, and to take compost. Just so you don't get folk coming a distance to take it - i think all the Scottish Councils do it. It costs nothing to dump stuff but you have to sort it into the different sections, but if it's a business you have to pay.

Carol Knights · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2013, 05:43:24 am »

I have a smallholding near Stansted Airport and I have large quantities of well rotted manure FREE for you to collect. Please call me 07768 368053

ballingall · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2013, 09:26:42 am »

Quote from: doganjo on April 20, 2013, 11:32:34 pm

Quote from: edessex on April 20, 2013, 11:16:54 pm
Its £4 a bag here. Whats a residents card?
We all got a card to show at the gate of the Council recycling centre, and each Council only allows residents to dump their rubble, rubbish etc, and to take compost. Just so you don't get folk coming a distance to take it - i think all the Scottish Councils do it. It costs nothing to dump stuff but you have to sort it into the different sections, but if it's a business you have to pay.

Not all Scottish councils do it... Mind you ours also doesn't do compost!