Re: Compost
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- Subject: Re: Compost
- From: D* S* <s*@proaxis.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:35:29 -0700
From: Denise Stewart <stewartd@proaxis.com>
Ditto here in OR, what I do not compost, I let the state and they cook it
to kill all the bad stuff:)
Denise, OR zone 7
At 09:51 PM 8/31/98 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
>> Garden wastes (leaves, clippings, etc.) make up far too much of the mass
>> going into our landfills. Composting allows you to make use of them
>right
>> at home. Stuff "put in the trash" doesn't just disappear, it winds up
>> taking up space in landfills.
>
>Bill,
> This county has a policy of allowing people to take their own lawn
>waste to the dumps, which there are several of around the County. (I have
>found some good plants there too.) These are actually glorified recycling
>centers where recyclables go into the various bins, and lawn waste goes
>into a separate large bin.
> Marion County takes this lawn waste to a central site, where it is
>composted, and the product, when a couple of years old, is sold to
>nurseries and other interested parties. Not only does this generate
>revenue for the County (Florida has no state and local income taxes), it
>also keeps it from filling up the land fill.
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, Florida.
>
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