Dog poo and grass compost how to?

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  1. Weedkiller

    Weedkiller Apprentice Gardener

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    My problem is....
    I have inherited two compost bins full of grass and dog poo (Labrador)
    I have been quoted £600 to remove them
    So looking for an alternative solution
    A friend suggested turning them into compost
    Is this possible
    Say by adding straw/newspaper
    If it involves emptying and stirring it I would rather pay!
     
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    How big are the bins?
     
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    Weedkiller Apprentice Gardener

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    Standard council compost bins
    4’ high 2’diameter at the base
     
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    martin-f Plant Hardiness Zone 8b

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    Put them in a trailer/taped up in the back of a van and take them to the tip.
     
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    • pete

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      Difficult to say, I mean what is the ratio of dogs do, to grass?

      Think I'd just let it slowly rot down, you can get accelerators but not sure how effective they are, but if its contained it is not a problem unless you need the space.

      The things relatives leave in their wills never ceases to amaze me.:biggrin:
       
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      • JWK

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        They probably won't have a bottom so you couldn't lift them up without the contents spilling out.

        I'd go with pete's suggestion, let it rot down this year. It might reduce in volume to a few bucket fulls by the end of summer which you could shovel into plastic rubble sacks for the dump.

        If you go down this route I suggest keep watering the compost to help it all break down.
         
      • Weedkiller

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        Water it down sounds good to me
        There were flies around the bins in mid winter disgusting

        Not left in a will though
        Left in communal gardens when owners left the property
        As I plan to put a door this gaining direct access to the garden I am the loser!

        People who deal with dog waste don’t want grass
         
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          I would have thought a council bin had a bottom to it. If so, then take it to the tip (doesn't your council collect their bins?).
           
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            I think you are thinking of the green wheelie bins and not the square or round compost bins that some councils sell to promote composting.
            If it’s the bins I’m thinking of the £600 is high as they don’t want the job. You could get a skip cheaper than that.
            If the OP does not want to touch it as per the first post then it’s a case of finding some more quotes or using the green wheelie bin to move it over several collection.
            If you have a van or hire one you need to apply to your local council for a licence so you can enter the dump without being charged. Same applies to trailers over a set size as they are catching on the traders who try to dump for nothing but have charged the customer for waste removal and don’t have a waste licence which is now free for the lower tier.
             
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              Is this run by a lease property company by any chance?
               
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              Ah I see, I hadn't considered it might be a council wheelie bin. I was thinking of those round Dalek shaped bins - I have a couple given to me by the council to encourage home composting.
               
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              If it was me I would get rid of now, if you leave it to rot down Do not use the compost, bag it and take to tip.. Don't put it in the green garden waste though as that will contaminate good compost Dog waste in compost is not good as you don't want it getting into the food chain..!
               
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                I can understand your concern regarding composting if you add to the green bin but sadly everything gets dumped into the council bins from grass with herbicide to JKN which is why it’s all over London now.
                the biggest issue is fertilisers as they leech into the water system and end up in our water hence why we keep seeing chemicals banned by DEFRA.
                Even if you bag it it will end up in the compost at the tip as that’s where they will direct you.
                 
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                • Weedkiller

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                  Either way the council do not want to know
                  Nor Environment department
                  Hence my conundrum
                   
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                    I wouldn’t want to compost dogs do do or any do do from any carnivorous animal for the fear of pathogens each to their own but I wouldn’t
                     
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