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To whom it may concern,
I regularly take my garden wast to the recycling centre. Thisis a great service provided by the council. I have two questions:
1. What is done with this garden waste?
2. Does lewisham provide the soil/compost from the waste to use in their gardens? If so, where can it be picked up?
Thank you in advance,
Thomas Mucha
We have a black bin for rubbish and a small green box for recycling which is simply not big enough for the amount we recycle.
Therefore we end up putting things we could recycle into the black rubbish box which is really frustrating.
Please can we have a large green bin?
Hi Sarah,
I’ve sent you an email to get your address, we’ll then get a recycling bin delivered to you!
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I compost most of my family’s food waste (no meat, or cooked food) and paper waste. However I just don’t make enough for my gardening needs.
I’ve been trying to find out where I can get hold of cheap decent compost locally.
I don’t want a ‘growing medium’ which is what most local garden centres sell, and anyway, the quantity I want would cost a small fortune.
Sam Kirk @Lewisham explained to me that Lewisham outsources its green waste to Glendale who in turn deliver it else where. That company don’t deliver to residential addresses!
Please can there be a pilot scheme developed where Lewisham residents can buy back decent, screened nutrient rich compost?
Ive been speaking to people on local gardening forums, and I believe there is a real demand for this service. As well as residential gardeners, there are also several community gardening groups in the area who would benefit from it. Sell it from local parks.
Why not make a little money!
I hope Mr Kirk can consider this idea.
Hi Mel
Under Enironmental Agency rules, the Council are not allowed to distribute this around the borough and can only use it locally on the parks themselves and cannot sell this. The compost that is produced by Glendale is from the parks waste and not from households. Garden waste collected at the weekend sites and through the green sack scheme goes to another contractor to produce compost, but again, this is for commercial resale and not for distribution to residents.
Is there anywhere in the SE6/SE13 areas where I can recycle old trainers/walking shoes? – the type with a fabric upper and rubber/plastic sole.
They’re too worn out to freecycle, but I’d rather not have to dump them in the bin.
I think they can be made into playing surfaces or something similar.
Thanks