Getting rid of weed waste

[Eddh]

I have just dug the 'flowers' out of my garden in Bristol and was just wondering how I am to dispose of them now? I can't just throw them in the big wheelie bin can I?

On the farm I would just burn them see...

[Eddh]

Nope I had some weeds in my garden, I have since dug them up and now they are just sat there...

[ShadownINja]

Compost?

[Eddh]

ShadownINja said:

Compost?

I don't have a compost bin.

[Sheets Tabuer]

As a rule I don't compost weeds because of the seeds.

What kind of weeds are they? according to my waste wall chart our local council supplies us with you can't put them in the glass wheelie bin, or the tins wheelie bin, same for the cardboard wheelie bin.

We have a grass cutting wheelie bin but I assume that is for grass and not garden waste, you could always try it's only a small fine

[Eddh]

They have little piss yellow coloured flowers on them.

If you could consult your chart and inform me as to what kind of weeds they are that would be great.

[Johnnytheboy]

You're probably meant to pay your council an extra £x a year for an extra wheeliebin.

However, you don't sound like a super keen gardener, so that might be a waste.

So you could take it to the local tip. Or just bung it in a bag with some other stuff and put it in general waste.

[Condi]

Sheets Tabuer said:

We have a grass cutting wheelie bin but I assume that is for grass and not garden waste, you could always try it's only a small fine

Eh? Its not a grass bin, its a garden waste one. Or at least it is at both of my houses (different councils 100 miles apart!)

I would either - put it in the normal bin, put it in the garden waste bin or burn it.

[Simpo Two]

If you don't want to compost it or smuggle it in with your household waste, buy some garden refuse bags/sacks from B&Q etc and when they're full, take them to the tip. It's called 'green waste' and councils chop it up, compost it and sell it back to you as compost/mulch. One of the few useful things that councils do.

[Eddh]

Sounds like hell of a lot of effort, I might just take it back to Wales and fly tip it at my parents place.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Condi said:

Eh? Its not a grass bin, its a garden waste one. Or at least it is at both of my houses (different councils 100 miles apart!)

I would either - put it in the normal bin, put it in the garden waste bin or burn it.

Don't give them ideas, I really don't need another wheelie bin, the place looks like a wheelie bin distribution yard as it is.

[BertB]

Your local council will have a garden waste "green" area at the dump.

Bag/sack it up and take it to them and they turn it into compost.

Take a look at http://www.recyclenow.com/ to find your nearest.

[Simpo Two]

Eddh said:

Sounds like hell of a lot of effort, I might just take it back to Wales and fly tip it at my parents place.

Or buy a compost bin and then you don't have put bagfuls of weeds in your car.

Beeter still, sell the house and buy an upstairs flat so you don't have to tackle such perplexing issues?

[silverthorn2151]

If it's from the garden, it goes in our brown wheelie bins. Weeds, trees, dog poo, dead pidgeon, foodstuff stuff from the kitchen too.

Small bins (x3) for recycling, normal wheelie bin for rubbish.

It's no wonder I can't move for bloody bins!






Edited as I can't cuss correctly when tiping

Edited by silverthorn2151 on Monday 5th July 21:53

[Flintstone]

Eddh said:

They have little piss yellow coloured flowers on them.

If you could consult your chart and inform me as to what kind of weeds they are that would be great.

Those would be Piss Yellow Flower Weeds.

Try the link below, scroll down the page to 'Piss Yellow'.

Weeds

[arfur daley]

just throw them over the fence onto neighbours garden.

[sherman]

Put them in any of your wheelie bins if you dont have an actual garden waste one. Just make sure you cover the weeds up with enough of whats supposed to be in the bin that you cant see them and you will be ok.

Edited by sherman on Tuesday 6th July 00:51

[GKP]

Just re-plant them. It'll be quicker in the long run.