recycling, i have: *chooks Bucket (not sure what to put in it) *paper bin (newspapers, cardboard and paper) *Bottles (is it worth setting up a bottle bin how can i reuse these in the garden) *compost bucket (not sure what to put in it becuase of chooks.
all help need and wanted.
Also what other bins can i set up.
i got the idea from lucky1 so if anyone can help me a bit and head me in the right direction ill be happy anyone can help and ill be happy to hear from all of you.
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
Bubba Louie said:
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
could i reuse the plastic milk and coke bottles in may garden?
or if not ill place the in the council recycling bin we have.
I put all mine in the recycle bin, and yes most is recycled and sold off !!( not all though – ends up in land fill)
veg gardener said:
Bubba Louie said:
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
could i reuse the plastic milk and coke bottles in may garden?
Mini green houses maybe, cut out the base and put them over seedlings?
Bubba Louie said:
veg gardener said:
Bubba Louie said:
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
could i reuse the plastic milk and coke bottles in may garden?
Mini green houses maybe, cut out the base and put them over seedlings?
yeah. that may work or cut the top and bottom of and use them as seedlings pots?
veg gardener said:
or if not ill place the in the council recycling bin we have.
If you have a council bin the glass bottles could go in there. I can’t think of a garden use for them.
Bubba Louie said:
veg gardener said:
or if not ill place the in the council recycling bin we have.
If you have a council bin the glass bottles could go in there. I can’t think of a garden use for them.
glass ones will go in there. we collect cans from coke and all that.
keeps the snails away till they get a bit bigger too !!
Aluminium , sell them !!
The Estate said:
Aluminium , sell them !!
yep, we already do that.
VG,
you can make a path from bottles, placed upside down tightly together, with a suitable path edge that stops the bottles moving.
you could also make a feature etc.
Think Lucky and pepe will be able to help me alot on this topic as they are both doings a great job.
veg gardener said:
Bubba Louie said:
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
could i reuse the plastic milk and coke bottles in may garden?
In Adelaide they pay 5c for each empty plastic bottle. Soon to go to 10c so I understand. Pity other states, namely Queensland, couldn’t do the same thing.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
Bubba Louie said:
Maybe see if there’s a recycling depot nearby for the bottles. Some Scout groups have one.
could i reuse the plastic milk and coke bottles in may garden?
In Adelaide they pay 5c for each empty plastic bottle. Soon to go to 10c so I understand. Pity other states, namely Queensland, couldn’t do the same thing.
Nsw should do this the steel coke cans go to the local steel place.
veg gardener said:
recycling, i have: *chooks Bucket (not sure what to put in it) *paper bin (newspapers, cardboard and paper) *Bottles (is it worth setting up a bottle bin how can i reuse these in the garden) *compost bucket (not sure what to put in it becuase of chooks.all help need and wanted.
sounds like you’re doing alright.
- chooks – not coffee grounds, onions or eggs
- paper – wood fires, beneath mulch as weed mat
- cans and bottles – in bin because it will be recycled by others
- compost – you’re right the chooks will process it all
building materials – generally all timber, iron, bricks can be used for building shed, garden edges, fences, pond surrounds – although you need to use it asap because its a pain if left piled up somewhere.
the really annoying thing is packaging – its difficult to find uses for polystyrene, plastic and cardboard in the volumes it comes into the house.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
recycling, i have: *chooks Bucket (not sure what to put in it) *paper bin (newspapers, cardboard and paper) *Bottles (is it worth setting up a bottle bin how can i reuse these in the garden) *compost bucket (not sure what to put in it becuase of chooks.all help need and wanted.
sounds like you’re doing alright.
- chooks – not coffee grounds, onions or eggs
- paper – wood fires, beneath mulch as weed mat
- cans and bottles – in bin because it will be recycled by others
- compost – you’re right the chooks will process it allbuilding materials – generally all timber, iron, bricks can be used for building shed, garden edges, fences, pond surrounds – although you need to use it asap because its a pain if left piled up somewhere.
the really annoying thing is packaging – its difficult to find uses for polystyrene, plastic and cardboard in the volumes it comes into the house.
bottles like lucky use that’s what i am thinking and cans we collect these paper can i shred this and add to compost bin and same with cardboard the compost bucket will skip the chooks so what they don’t eat goes in there.
Recycling:
• Newspapers
• Letters
• Paper
• Cardboard
Chooks
Do *Veggie Scraps
Don’t *coffee grounds *Onions *Egg shells
Compost
*Vacuuming dust *Hair *coffee grounds *Onions *Egg shells
Bottles
*Milk *coke *juice
that’s what i have worked out so far. tell me what you think.
bottles like lucky use that’s what i am thinking and cans we collect these paper can i shred this and add to compost bin and same with cardboard the compost bucket will skip the chooks so what they don’t eat goes in there.
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i’m filling old drink cans with liquid pigeon poo at present.
and old tins can be used as bait stations – you cut a mouse sized hole in them and add a bit of ratsak – the bait goes further,and nothing else can get to it.
ill find a old bucket in the shed which has a lid tomorrow and use it for the compost container for when i miss the chooks, i have the prefect one in the greenhouse and its empty.
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
veg gardener said:
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
http://catalogues.bigw.com.au/portal/offerdetails/shredder/1186032994123?CatalogueID=1186012935627&tab=list&N=4484&Ns=OfferOnPage|0&viewCount=0&source=productlist that’s the link there, cant find out brand name.
veg gardener said:
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
no, I think it wear out too quickly. You would be better off getting a heavy duty one even if it costs more. It would last longer and be better value in the end.
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
no, I think it wear out too quickly. You would be better off getting a heavy duty one even if it costs more. It would last longer and be better value in the end.
yeah dad said that any good brands? of them.
veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
no, I think it wear out too quickly. You would be better off getting a heavy duty one even if it costs more. It would last longer and be better value in the end.
yeah dad said that any good brands? of them.
someone at work just got a good one recently. I’ll try and find out what the brand is for you.
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
bluegreen said:
veg gardener said:
would a cheap shredder from big w be good enough to shred paperwork and newspapers alot of times?
no, I think it wear out too quickly. You would be better off getting a heavy duty one even if it costs more. It would last longer and be better value in the end.
yeah dad said that any good brands? of them.
someone at work just got a good one recently. I’ll try and find out what the brand is for you.
veg gardener said:
ok. mum said she seen a leaf mulcher for sale they any good can they shred paper?
I don’t know, I haven’t seen a leaf mulcher. Paper might be too big without tearing it up into smaller pieces first.
i got all the paper out of the bin there was alot it was full not its not even up to half way.
Chooks
Do *Veggie Scraps
Don’t *coffee grounds *Onions *Egg shells……ADD CITRUS PEEL
Hey VG. Regarding the paper shredder. I bought one years ago, when i had ideas of using all the kids’ old school paper and stuff. It took 5 x A4 pages at a time. I still have it and it still works. It’s just one of the regular varieties from BigW or whatever. Cost about $50 i guess.
However, you have to decide, is the electricity you use to shred the paper worth the end product? I doubt it. Shredded paper isn’t much good as mulch so if you want to compost it, better to just rip it to bits and scrunch it up a little. Maybe have a bucket to soak it in, possibly with a few drops of fish emulsion in it and every now and then empty the bucket into the composter.
For newspapers, it doesn’t work too well. I put them in the worm farm or in the compost. We also use them as fire starters.
Packaging is best avoided altogether where possible. That means buying fresh foods, not packaged or processed and where you have to buy stuff, try and get stuff in steel tins, cardboard boxes or in recyclable packaging. Avoiding plastic packaging where possible. SO if you need to buy potatoes, buy them loose and put them in your own, reusable bags.
Another idea is to get a rubbish bin for the kitchen which uses bread bags as a liner. If you have little packaging and recycle all your waste products, a bread bag is more than big enough for a days rubbish for the average family. The answer is not to buy more machines, which themselves are packaged in plastics and use energy, but to utilise what you have and minimise the waste products by recycling them.
Longy said:
Hey VG. Regarding the paper shredder. I bought one years ago, when i had ideas of using all the kids’ old school paper and stuff. It took 5 x A4 pages at a time. I still have it and it still works. It’s just one of the regular varieties from BigW or whatever. Cost about $50 i guess.
However, you have to decide, is the electricity you use to shred the paper worth the end product? I doubt it. Shredded paper isn’t much good as mulch so if you want to compost it, better to just rip it to bits and scrunch it up a little. Maybe have a bucket to soak it in, possibly with a few drops of fish emulsion in it and every now and then empty the bucket into the composter.
For newspapers, it doesn’t work too well. I put them in the worm farm or in the compost. We also use them as fire starters.Packaging is best avoided altogether where possible. That means buying fresh foods, not packaged or processed and where you have to buy stuff, try and get stuff in steel tins, cardboard boxes or in recyclable packaging. Avoiding plastic packaging where possible. SO if you need to buy potatoes, buy them loose and put them in your own, reusable bags.
Another idea is to get a rubbish bin for the kitchen which uses bread bags as a liner. If you have little packaging and recycle all your waste products, a bread bag is more than big enough for a days rubbish for the average family. The answer is not to buy more machines, which themselves are packaged in plastics and use energy, but to utilise what you have and minimise the waste products by recycling them.
all very good advice. My colleague at work used her shredded paper to make fire bricks for her parents’ combustion heater. Saves on wood and provides a means of recycling all her paper.
Veg, the shredder that my colleague got is a “Fellows PC60” and it cost $189! It will do 12 sheets of office paper at a time but it does not recommend putting newspaper through it so it is probably not suitable for you.