Compost bin modification
I've just got my new free compost bin from the local council and noticed
it's got a couple of what appear to be air holes in the side. I had been thinking about making a similar modification to my two Sankey compost bins which are pretty much air-tight. Is it worth doing or will it cause problems? If it is worth doing, how many holes would be best? -- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Remove x's when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
Compost bin modification
Martin Sykes wrote:
I've just got my new free compost bin from the local council and noticed it's got a couple of what appear to be air holes in the side. I had been thinking about making a similar modification to my two Sankey compost bins which are pretty much air-tight. Is it worth doing or will it cause problems? If it is worth doing, how many holes would be best? I wouldn't have thought it was worth bothering with. I doubt it will improve heap aeration much if at all, and will only really contribute to drying the heap out. I'd leave them as they are. |
Compost bin modification
Which council supplied the bin & how did you apply for it?
thanks kenty "bigboard" wrote in message ... Martin Sykes wrote: I've just got my new free compost bin from the local council and noticed it's got a couple of what appear to be air holes in the side. I had been thinking about making a similar modification to my two Sankey compost bins which are pretty much air-tight. Is it worth doing or will it cause problems? If it is worth doing, how many holes would be best? I wouldn't have thought it was worth bothering with. I doubt it will improve heap aeration much if at all, and will only really contribute to drying the heap out. I'd leave them as they are. |
Compost bin modification
"Kenty ;-)" wrote in message
... Which council supplied the bin & how did you apply for it? thanks kenty Vale Royal in Cheshire. it was an incentive to return their recycling questionaire promptly. The first 1000 replies got a free compost bin. Apparrently WRAP ( The waste resources action program is giveing away 250000 bins this year and the info is somewhere on their site ( link below ) but I had a quick look and couldn't find it. http://www.wrap.org.uk -- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Remove x's when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
Compost bin modification
"Kenty ;-)" wrote in message
... Which council supplied the bin & how did you apply for it? thanks kenty Did a quick search and also found this link offering free compost bins. I don't know anything about them though although as far as I can see, the worst that would happen is you'd end up on a mailing list. http://www.compost-it.org.uk/scheme/compost_bin.htm -- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Remove x's when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
Compost bin modification
Just noticed, it's for Lancashire only.
-- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Remove x's when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
Compost bin modification
"Martin Sykes" wrote in message ... : Just noticed, it's for Lancashire only. : : -- : Martin & Anna Sykes : ( Remove x's when replying ) : http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm : I believe a lot of councils have done this at one time or another. Ours - Richmond upon Thames - certainly has. I think they now charge us 10 UKP. K |
Compost bin modification
: I've just got my new free compost bin from the local council and
: noticed it's got a couple of what appear to be air holes in the side. : I had been thinking about making a similar modification to my two : Sankey compost bins which are pretty much air-tight. : : Is it worth doing or will it cause problems? If it is worth doing, : how many holes would be best? My bins are airtight too but I don't think it's a good idea as the only way it can rot properly is if it has air |
Compost bin modification
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Martin Sykes wrote: I've just got my new free compost bin from the local council and noticed it's got a couple of what appear to be air holes in the side. I had been thinking about making a similar modification to my two Sankey compost bins which are pretty much air-tight. Is it worth doing or will it cause problems? If it is worth doing, how many holes would be best? Snip I have two plastic compost bins which were holeless. After reading comments on this page I decided to conduct an experiment. I heated a metal rod and burnt a spiral (this way the hole perimeters are well sealed and will not split) of holes around one of the bins. Since then I have tried to treat both bins equally to see which composted best. To be honest there seems insufficient difference to measure. Cheers John T |
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