tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post2978923540033452739..comments2023-11-05T07:59:12.795-08:00Comments on Life in the English Cotswolds: What a Load of Rubbish!JOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11702000270961029986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-48533539298718939662009-11-29T13:10:06.439-08:002009-11-29T13:10:06.439-08:00Timber bins are very easily manageable and I recom...Timber bins are very easily manageable and I recommend them to everyone. They can also be easily made from old pallets taking recycling a stage further - and they're free.<br /><br />Bears aren't a problem for us in the UK - the last one was killed in the tenth century!JOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11702000270961029986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-14026547908048254822009-11-15T08:07:37.259-08:002009-11-15T08:07:37.259-08:00The timber compost bins look really great. We hav...The timber compost bins look really great. We have three plastic ones but I find them difficult to manage, you can't stir or mix the fibres properly. I usually end up just lifting them and starting in a different place, spreading the contents out like a mulch.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446592829079921028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-69936667582586160662009-10-31T18:16:54.600-07:002009-10-31T18:16:54.600-07:00I have always composted until we moved up here int...I have always composted until we moved up here into the mountains. It is freezing cold for so long that it's hard to keep one going. Not only that, they attract bears and so are discouraged. <br /><br />JeannieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-71164797016714251692009-10-26T15:30:34.868-07:002009-10-26T15:30:34.868-07:00I prefer the wooden bins to the plastic variety - ...I prefer the wooden bins to the plastic variety - and not just because I make them. They somehow are more aesthetically pleasing than plastic ones, even if the plastic has been recycled!<br /><br />People over here in the UK get rather fed up constantly being told what we should do to save the environment. Somehow the message comes over in the wrong tone - perhaps a bit school teacher-ish or scolding. Our local county council has signed up to the Master Composter scheme (which originated in the States)which trains individuals to spread the word within their community. I did my training last year and it seems to work quite well at 'spreading the word'.JOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11702000270961029986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-29842729057175388202009-10-26T10:14:54.920-07:002009-10-26T10:14:54.920-07:00Love the look, feel and smell of home-made compost...Love the look, feel and smell of home-made compost!<br />My garden would not have such loamy soil without it.<br />San Francisco has passed one of the first laws that all must compost! There's a backlash, but plenty of citizens are on-board.Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723797518858451239.post-81858560515920450542009-10-26T09:56:57.935-07:002009-10-26T09:56:57.935-07:00Good point 'there is no excuse!' and there...Good point 'there is no excuse!' and there isn't. I love your wooden compost bins. I will look you up if and when we finally move there :)Elizabeth Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910474336835656519noreply@blogger.com