Getting rid of garden waste

cyclonebri1

j0nnyboy69 wrote: »

I got a tree company to come and pick it up. I think they could sell it on for something so they picked it up for free.

Or many trips to the tip.

The tree surgeon guys who cut down a neighbours giant conifer did it cheaply as they said they shread/chip the lot, and the local farm takes it for bedding material for the cows.;)
Can't get much greener than that.

tco03

shred it and compost it or just fill your garden recycling bin bit at a time (im assuming there arent tonnes of it if it fir in your car)

abwsco

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Whats the situation elsewhere with collections?

IE, here we have 3 bins, black, maroon and green.

Black for general household and food waste, collected every 2 weeks

Maroon for paper/board and glass etc, all thing recyclable, collected same days as black bin.

Green bin for all garden waste, plus they don't mind timber offcuts, sawdust/shavings etc. This is collected every 2 weeks alternate to the other 2.

But they suspend green bin collection from Nov to end of March, just when anyone with a good bit of garden collects the most waste, annoying, more trips to the skips

Ours is as follows:

Big black wheelie bin for all non recyclable waste - collected every two weeks
Big green wheelie bin for all garden and food waste - collected every two weeks

Smaller blue wheelie bin for glass, metals and certain plastics - collected every two weeks alternate to ones above
Smaller brown wheelie bin for cardboard and all paper - collected every two weeks again alternate to ones above

We also have a bag for recycling batteries and can put out textiles, clothes and shoes.

Collections are all year round and it's one thing I think our council do well.

cyclonebri1

Thats pretty good methinks??

pinkteapot

We don't have wheelie bins. Our collections are:

Garden waste in up to 8 large reusable sacks - fortnightly
Plastics in clear bags - fortnightly
Paper in clear bags - fortnightly
Glass/cans in a plastic box - fortnightly
Non-recylables in black dustbin bags - fortnightly
Food waste in compostable bags in a caddy - weekly

I like the fact we're not limited to a wheelie bin for garden waste or non-recyclables, for the odd time we have a load.

abwsco

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Thats pretty good methinks??

Interesting to read how other councils do it. They've also listened to all complaints and given us the small wheelie bins instead of a sack and plastic box that used to blow all over the streets when it's windy being on the coast.

pinkteapot wrote: »

I like the fact we're not limited to a wheelie bin for garden waste or non-recyclables, for the odd time we have a load.

We usually borrow neigbours green bin if that's the case and they do the same:)

Only thing the county council have done is close our local tip that was always busy and well organised. We now have to drive quite a bit further away, it's smaller and the entrance/exit is da#n near on a blind bend on a really busy road with a speed limit of 50mph:mad:

1jacks64

I am finding it pretty interesting reading everyones views on this. Our local council actually charges us an annual fee for collecting garden waste which I think is ridiculous as surely that is why we pay our council tax. I also think that all the bins should be emptied every week as that is what we also pay our council tax for.

I am thinking of writing to the council and asking why I cannot take my tree branches to the tip as they are becuase I cannot see any regulations on their website that says I cannot take the trees as they are.

davidlizard

If your neighbours don't like bonfires then wait until bonfire night - its little over 3 months away- and burn them then. Given the large number of bonfires, ash and smoke at that time one extra bonfire is not going to make any difference. Simply keep them dry until then - they'll go up really well. Surely no one can grumble about bonfires on bonfire night!

A garden incinerator is also a good way to burn stuff - if you burn them properly, then there will be a lot of heat and very little smoke.

Paul_the_Painter

Milton Keynes

52 Free black bags delivered for non-recycleable stuff (very little!)
52 Free pink sacks for all recyclable stuff (all plastic/paper/cardboard/cans etc including food wrappers)
additional sacks available free at any council premises, and other sites (local shops etc)
1 blue crate for glass bottles
1 Free Large green bin for green waste - anything organic including cooked and uncooked food, veg waste, meat, branches, leaves, grass you name it really.

All collected weekly on the same day.

Hence we have one of the highest - if not the highest recycling rate in the country.

We manage about 1/2 a black bag every week

cyclonebri1

If you look up the local council website re the lighting of garden rubbish/bonfires, it is surprisingly relaxed. (can only quote my area council)

No restriction of when, ie say after 7pm or at night.
The only suggestion is that it is the frequency that is the key, and 1 have a good burn up probably just twice a year. And yes, the neighbours at the rear are always grumbling even though I tell them and leave it untill dark, and always ensure it's bone dry so it burns rather than smouldering away producing tons of smoke.

The ashes go for garden fertiliser;);)