Free Compost Bins (Guildford Only!)

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  1. JWK

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    Any Guildford residents out there can pick up a free bin:

    "Compost HeavenSaturday 9 May 2009, 11am â?? 2pm,Burchatts Farm Barn, London Road,Guildford, GU1 1TU.Free compost and free compost bins (While stocks last and to Guildford Borough residents only)."

    I went last year and got a free compost bin plus a free bag of compost. Had to queue for about 45 minutes though - so get there early if you are interested.

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    Here in West Norfolk, we are required to pay £36 per year for the bin and £3.95 for a bag of compost that we can get the equivalent for £2 in a Supermarket. I bag all our waste up and take it to a Recycling Site whenever I pass and on average twice a week.
     
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    Thats a bit much Mikkel. Its strange that councils are so different in their approach to recycling. We sometimes stay in holiday cottages for a week and every council seems to have different colours and collection days for different things. It think councils should be made to co-ordinate their efforts.
     
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    I think folk have to pay for "brown bin" here too - which is for garden waste, for composting. We compost all our own, so don't need one ...

    You can check if your local council does subsidised compost bins (usually the Dalek type but some do others too) by putting your postcode in here:

    http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/in_your_area/in_your_area.html
     
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