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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Tumbleweed
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my council composts garden waste and makes it available for free at the
local dump.



Amersham council sell their and not too cheaply wither! Mind you, seeing
what people put in the compost I wouldn't want any. I can't believe that
ground elder and bindweed will be killed by simple composting and what
about the odd chunk of Japanese knotweed that some new gardener might
not recognise?



What is 'simple' composting? "Good" composting will kill any plant
remnants.AFAIK the problem with all the plants you mention is that they are
difficult to kill when growing, not that they are particularily hardy in
compost heaps compared to other plants.


Come to that, what else should one do with them? If you don't want them
in your compost, then there aren't many alternatives. You can't put them
in the dustbin, it isn't particularly desirable to burn them, and I'm
not sure whetehr they're any better for landfill
--
Kay
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