In article , ned
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swroot wrote:
Pinot Grigio wrote:

What do you do with what I call dirty weeds. You know the type
that if they go on the compost heap, they just wait to multiply
and spread elsewhere when the compost goes back on the garden.
I have usually put a small bag of such weeds in with the weekly
rubbish collection but probably won't be able to do that soon with
a change in rubbish collections. I also read that buried weeds
don't break down when buried in landfill sites.

Every council 'tip' that I have 'done business with' has a green
garden waste skip. If your normal refuse collection won't take it -
and ours won't, there is nothing to prevent you taking it to the
'tip'. Our 'local' tip is nine miles away and I'm happy to make that
journey. 'Did it twice last Thursday.

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The tip on the Isle of Wight is nothing less than superb. A couple of
years ago the marshalling area was rebuilt. Reverse your car to any one
of about 8 or 9 skips with notices on them. 'Metal', 'Paper', 'General
Waste', 'Wood' etc etc. Carry on pass these skips, which incidentally
are below you so you drop the stuff in as opposed to lifting it up over,
and you come to an area for green waste where they have a massive
shredder!! They use a JCB with a bucket to load the stuff and it chucks
the shredded stuff up into an open barn to a heap 20 - 25ft high!!
Steams well!! And opposite this are other skips for hard core. Been
using this latter facility a lot as no one wanted the hard core around
my area. I was even offered some this afternoon by a neighbour ;-{.

Anyone visiting the Island this year, come and visit our re cycling
area!!!!!

Mike

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