The joy of recycling

[Maximillian]

I'm getting a little obsessed! My office has a staff canteen with fresh food prepared daily so I'm getting two black bags of veg peelings each day for compost. I'm now also getting those large catering sized tins when they make tomato sauce for plant pots. Now I've hit upon the idea of taking all our paper that's already shredded for compost also! I am now gearing up to sweet talkthe kitchen into separating out their egg shells and using the grinds from the coffee machine as snail deterrent! Anything else I can recycle from the office?!!

[Sweepster]

Take all the pointless rubbish out of the filing cabinets and put your seed packets in, nicely alphabetized

[Capsid]

Stop wasting energy at the office and use it on the allotment/garden instead.

[snohare]

Water bottles as cloches ? If you can get the water cooler bottles then that would be a real feather in your cap - but fat chance, they are all recycled religiously ! (I once read a man's post in a forum that he lived next to the depot they end up at, he had all he wanted...the envy of others was painful to behold. )

[Jillyreeves]

Vending machine drink cups for starter pots if you have one

[zazen999]

Loads of tips here:

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead_30193.html

[NOG]

Water bottles as cloches ? If you can get the water cooler bottles then that would be a real feather in your cap - but fat chance, they are all recycled religiously ! (I once read a man's post in a forum that he lived next to the depot they end up at, he had all he wanted...the envy of others was painful to behold. )

Most of the are only recycled by being washed and refilled, but the bottles are hard plastic and get chipped and land filled.

We have a water company up the road and they have to pay to disposed off so they love it when we turn up with our trailler.

[singleseeder]

Most of the are only recycled by being washed and refilled, but the bottles are hard plastic and get chipped and land filled.

We have a water company up the road and they have to pay to disposed off so they love it when we turn up with our trailler.

Not as good since they started putting the handles in them though, are they?

[Maximillian]

well. i have started taking all the loo roll tubes which makes me look quite strange! and i'm fighting with another lottie work friend who's taking all the plastic milk cartons as weights for her fleece. sadly our water machine is one of those posh electric ones that give hot/cold/still/fizzy so no plastic bottle there. i totally agree about the filing cabinets, maybe i'll tell them we should try to be a paperless office!
don't have vending machine cups - our office is quite good eco wise and we all have mugs, yep all 150 of us. Capsid, i quite agree, spending time on the plot is infinitely better than sitting at a desk.

[NOG]

The other two are Freecycle where you can request things as well as see what is offered. And skips with the owners consent.

We recycle so much now that its hardly worth putting out the bin these days.

[Sanjo]

Now I've hit upon the idea of taking all our paper that's already shredded for compost also! By Maximillian

Just a thought Maximillian, and I am sure that other Grapes will advise one way or t'other, BUT - would you not have to be careful with the shreddings. What if it also contains NCR paper (or the modern equivalent!!)
Other Grapes - is it important or can ALL paper be used in the compost? I'd be interested in the answer as my OH won't let me put such paper in the compost bin because of the chemicals involved. . Sanjo

[NOG]

Well news print contains Arsnic so I woulnt worry.

[Maximillian]

Our paper is recycled plain paper that architects draw on so it's fine I would think. Now taking all the daily newspapers for mulching once our press team have cut their useful articles out.

[abby]

Recycle cloches

Got my courgettes on the go with my new recycled cloches think I will give dragons den a call lol...

[NOG]

I have loads of them on my plot..