On Sunday, 5 August 2012 18:13:34 UTC+1, Chris wrote:
Some councils have issued new wheelie bins for garden waste and issued a

notice saying that the normal bin will not be emptied if it contains

garden waste.



Now what will people do if they want to dispose of nasty garden waste

such as lawn mowings contaminated with weedkiller or diseased

vegetation?



If they put nasty stuff in the garden waste bin - and then that waste is

made into compost for sale in garden centres - will there not be a

problem?



And is it possible, when buying garden centre compost, to ensure that

one doesn't get a compost containing council rubbish?

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Chris

I think I smell jobsworthery.
Are they going to look in and inspect every black bag inside your wheelie bin? Not that I'm advocating such rebellious conduct of course.
If you don't want rubbish compost, there are still a handful of manufactureres selling peat based composts. Erin and Westland for example.
As for grass cuttings treated with weedkiller - why spray your grass unless you're aiming for a high quality playing surface? A species rich sward is far less boring anyway.

Rod