"MrCheerful" wrote in message
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"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am considering the offer of compost bins from the local council - 330l
for
£16-00 (£4 delivery charge) and am trying to calculate:

(a) how many I would need to process lawn mowings
(b) would I have room for them :-)

I know that one mowing from the lawn will fill the brown wheelie bin
from
the council.
snip
The green wheelie bins we have come in three capacities:
120 litre small for oaps
240 litre Normal household type
360 litre 5 person plus household

Thanks for that - I didn't fancy trying to find the right person in the
local council who could answer the question :-)

If a 'normal' bin is 240 litres, then one lawn mowing would fill 2/3 of the
bin.
2 bins would be filled in 3-4 weeks.
Sounds as though I would need 3 or 4 bins to stand a chance of processing
all the lawn mowings (plus other sundry trimmings, weeds etc.).
I think I will have to cost out building my own (large) compost heap holder.

Cheers
Dave R