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Homemade compost is so exciting! (MERGED)

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  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,582 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Has anyone put books in their composter? I bought a job lot of books and some have the pages falling out or are damaged in other way or dirty [not in content but physically :eek: ooh that sounds worse better stop trying to explain :o ] Rather than chucking them I wondered about removing the cover and putting small sections in at a time??

    Anyone done this?
  • frugalsar
    frugalsar Posts: 609 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Does anyone know if we can put in Hamster sawdust (including the poops)? we have two so have tons of waste sawdust!
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  • Kantankrus_Mare
    Kantankrus_Mare Posts: 6,142 Forumite
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    Ive got 4 at the allotment and haven't parted with any hard cash for any :D

    Keep an eye out in the local paper for people giving them away, pinched one off a disused allotment and had one given by a family friend who no longer uses theirs.

    Have been putting in all waste coffee grounds from the restaurant I w ork in but find that it is making compost too sloppy so am now leaving that out for a while.
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  • Joscar
    Joscar Posts: 139 Forumite
    frugalsar wrote: »
    Does anyone know if we can put in Hamster sawdust (including the poops)? we have two so have tons of waste sawdust!

    Pet droppings can be added to compost as long as your pet is a vegetarian
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  • Joscar
    Joscar Posts: 139 Forumite
    olibearhorse wrote: »
    one but I am desperate for another!

    Check out your local council. Most have a scheme to either by them cheap or collect for free. Or try freecycle.

    www.recyclenow.com/compost/
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  • olibearhorse
    olibearhorse Posts: 314 Forumite
    Joscar wrote: »
    Check out your local council. Most have a scheme to either by them cheap or collect for free. Or try freecycle.

    www.recyclenow.com/compost/

    Thanks!

    By the way, Have you kidnapped my cat to use as your photo?:D
  • overlykeensaver
    overlykeensaver Posts: 485 Forumite
    I have had my compost bin now for about 2 months and have been amazed at the reduction in the amount that is going into my landfill bin.

    One question - should I have stirred it yet? How often should I give it a stir?
  • Moneybubbles
    Moneybubbles Posts: 136 Forumite
    Being using my compost bin now for about a month! I love it! my children 5, 3 love having a nosey in it when emptying the kitchen caddy! There are loads of slugs moved in and a huge spider that was in the bin when I got it (left it in to eat some of the flies hehe)

    going to start adding newspaper to the caddy :T top tip! Also shredded paper my green bin is going to be empty after loo rolls and kitchen rolls and paper go lol:D

    I've not been putting in orange peel as I heard not too but should I?:think:

    yeah another thread for me to get hooked on!!
    it costs nothing to smile:D
  • Joscar
    Joscar Posts: 139 Forumite
    olibearhorse wrote: »
    Thanks!

    By the way, Have you kidnapped my cat to use as your photo?:D


    The cat is MINE !!!!! ;)
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  • olibearhorse
    olibearhorse Posts: 314 Forumite
    overlykeensaver wrote: »
    I have had my compost bin now for about 2 months and have been amazed at the reduction in the amount that is going into my landfill bin.

    One question - should I have stirred it yet? How often should I give it a stir?

    I stir a couple of times a month so I would say it is definitely due one!
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