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- Waste and
Composting.
- Disposal of waste in the UK
has become a significant issue as the volume of waste we produce
continues to rise. Much of it goes to landfill, with attendant
problems of pollution and shortage of land, but thanks to government
legislation and taxation of waste the proportion of municipal
waste sent to landfill has continued to fall to 62% in 2005/6.
27% of waste was recycled and 10% incinerated in that year (figures
provided by DEFRA).
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- Composting your degradable
waste is a great way to reduce landfill. A good data sheet on
composting is published by Wasteonline.org,
and good practical advice is also available from the Henry
Doubleday Research Association. If you are thinking of setting
up a local composting group, then some good help can be found
at HomeComposting.org.
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- Peat should be avoided as
a compost material so as to not destroy fragile peatlands -more
on this from Friends of the Earth,
or the Wildlife
Trust. Many of the major suppliers have policies to phase
out the use of Peat entirely, most notably B&Q.
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