Green Waste

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Green Waste
GREEN WASTE
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GREEN WASTE BENEFITS

• Composting reduces disposal costs
• Composting provides you with a valuable soil
  fertiliser
• Composting is a natural method of processing
  material that otherwise would be landfilled

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Materials that CAN be composed
MATERIALS THAT CAN BE COMPOSTED

• Leaves
• Garden prunings
• Grass clippings
• Hedge trimmings
• Plants and flowers

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Materials, that CANNOT be composed
MATERIALS THAT CANNOT BE COMPOSTED

• Concrete, dirt and rocks
• Glass and metal
• Animal waste
• Stones or gravel
• Treated or painted wood

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How to reduce Green Waste
HOW TO REDUCE GREEN WASTE

• Purchasing only as much soil as you need for the
  job. This will help to prevent excess material
  from accumulating.
• Planning carefully what to plant can also help to
  reduce green waste. This will reduce the excess
  plants being leftover.
• Creating a landscape design, which requires
  little or no maintenance can be a great way to
  reduce waste and water usage.

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How to reuse Green Waste
HOW TO REUSE GREEN WASTE

• Leaving the clippings on the lawn when mowing.
  This quickly decomposes and returns valuable
  nutrients to the soil.
• Using grass clippings and leaves as compost.
• Collecting the wet leaves after rain and leave
  them to decay. This forms a mulch which can be
  added to the soil to help fertilise it.

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