tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post114764627962477302..comments2023-06-13T15:05:46.436+01:00Comments on Green Ladywell: Walking Festival, Compost, First Surgery, VivisectionUte Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15819271761643921236noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-1148276148116583582006-05-22T06:35:00.000+01:002006-05-22T06:35:00.000+01:00Taxis for bags full of green waste that might have...Taxis for bags full of green waste that might have been sat outside for a couple of weeks...<BR/><BR/>I'd like to meet the taxi driver who said yes to that call, but I suspect I wouldn't want to travel in his cab.<BR/><BR/>However, it is true that trying to convince the lovely people of Lewisham that they should use the green bags has been less successful than I would have hoped. That said, it allowed me to introduce the service at a time when I didn't have additional resources to spend in this service area. It was a compromise that I don't regret.<BR/><BR/>Sue, I wonder if you'll be supporting the Steve Bullock's budget if it includes provision for free at the point of use green waste service?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-1148205135202525932006-05-21T10:52:00.000+01:002006-05-21T10:52:00.000+01:00Hi AndrewThanks for your comment - didn't know abo...Hi Andrew<BR/>Thanks for your comment - didn't know about the free compost bins. Is it right that the green bag scheme has been so underused in the past that they have sometimes sent taxis round to collect them?!<BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-1148204516095865582006-05-21T10:41:00.000+01:002006-05-21T10:41:00.000+01:00On composting: the council gave away almost 1,000 ...On composting: the council gave away almost 1,000 compost bins last year, and may still be doing so (as well as subsidising the bins at Shannon's Garden Centre).<BR/><BR/>Of course the council already has <A HREF="http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/Environment/RubbishWasteAndRecycling/Recycling/GreenBagScheme.htm" REL="nofollow">a green waste service</A> for all those things that won't go in a compost bin. But it is a service you have to pay for at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-1147662024198240582006-05-15T04:00:00.000+01:002006-05-15T04:00:00.000+01:00I just now stumbled on your recent post about comp...I just now stumbled on your recent post about compost ("compost" was my search word). I'm a 74 yr-old retired physician living in La Jolla, CA, and have been composting kitchen waste for more years than I can remember. First I buried it in the yard along a back fence, and that worked splendidly. By the time I had reached the end of the row, the first spot was ready to take a fresh deposit, and so on.Later I started using the black plastic bins made in Canada (where i'm from originally) and that seems to work well, too---it never fills, as the pile keeps shrinking as it matures. A few years ago I bought a "Compost Tumbler" to take yard clipping (grass, leaves) and although it didn't work as advertised (no real "hot' center) it slowly turns to usable compost. We keep a large plastic pail under the kitchen sink, and everything useable goes it there until it's overflowing---then I take it to the bin. My problem is that noi matter how many people I tell about this easy way to reduce garbage volumes, no one has adopted the habit--at least among my family, friends and neighbors. Too bad we don't have a viable Green Party in the US. Good luck in all your endeavours!Don in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141128246759758442noreply@blogger.com