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lindyloop · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 913 Location: UK

I am trying to compost as much as I can. We are lucky and have a big compost and a plastic thing, plus the local authority have started green bins (we have to Pay!) for garden and compost material.

I am trying to be sure that I compost the right stuff. I found this list.

http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials.htm

I thought that you couldn't compost food, bread etc as it could attract rats?
Does anyone know what is right?

Lin x

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Farmgirl · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject:

Here's a list for you:

Do not compost
Meat
Fish
Cooked food
Diseased crop material
Weeds with seed heads
Disposable nappies
Glossy magazines
Animal poo

I got this from Kitchen Garden. Hope it helps.
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lindyloop · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 913 Location: UK

Thank you.
Lin x
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Blossom · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

Things like peelings, egg shells, tea bags, shredded non-glossy paper and newspaper, brown cardboard! Not too much grass cuttings...you could make leaf mould with fallen leaves though not all of them are suitable...the kep to compost is getting the mix if wet and dry 'ingredients' right! Smile

This is a good website:

http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/
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probablyjane · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:44 am Post subject:

I was wondering what to do with all my spare bee droppings...

Of course waste yarn and roving as long as it is 100% natural fibre can go in if you can bear it!

GrannySmith · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:58 am Post subject:

Dog fur

loobyj · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1648 Location: Swindon, Wilts

Old 100% cotton clothing chopped or ripped up Very Happy

lj
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Auntie Noo · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:33 am Post subject:

I often empty my Dyson into the compost too!!
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Cathie · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:52 am Post subject:

THose links look good, My dad wants to start composting but he has been put off by the lack of stuff that can go in it.

He thought the whole idea was to avoid binning food, so you have a composter and you can't put cooked food in, so you arn't actually preventing food going in the bin either.

I think he has half decided not to go ahead with it now. Does anyone know why you can't put cooked food in?

Cathie
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franney · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

I presume because cooked food will go mouldy before it rots down and also because it'll attract undesirable wildlife Confused

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