On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:58:10 -0000, "Sue"
wrote:


"K" wrote
Our council is piloting a scheme where they collect garden rubbish,
compost it and sell it back to us! I think I'll carry on composting my
own. It might just be a tad cheaper :O))

And at least you know what's in it. Judging from what gets thrown in the
'green' skip at out local household dump there'd be likely to be all sorts
of diseased stuff and perennial weed roots go into the mix. I think local
collection and composting is a good idea, but would their processing be at
high enough temperatures to destroy all nasties, I wonder?

Sue
They had a programme on TV a few weeks ago showing how one of these
Council compost heaps works and though I can't remember figures the
heap was smoking like billy-o and the chap in charge said the
temperatures were very high and killed off just about everything.

Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire)