What should I do with this little lot?

[Taterhead]

Last weekend we started clearing the end of our plot which has the compost bins on. We found loads of old carpet underneath a mix of bark chippings and a lot of bindweed. We bagged up the bindweed and bark chippings so that (hopefully) they don't take root.



As you can see we filled a few bags...
The question is, do we keep it in the bags to rot down for a year or two, or do we take it to the tip?
There is quite a bit of soil in the bags too.
The white aggregate bag is full of old manky carpet.

The compost area seems to have been used as a general dumping ground, as we have found old buckets, sweet boxes and plastic veg trays buried in the so called heap. I strongly suspect it will also be infested with bindweed. With this in mind I think we shall start new heaps at the other end of the plot.

What do you think would be the best option?

[WendyC]

If it was me I'd take it to the tip and then you can start as you want go on. I am constantly surprised how much rubbish people allow to build up on their plots. I am clearing a plot at the moment and it is full of perennial roots. I have done my first tip trip this week as I really haven't got room to store it all.

[Martin H]

Personally I take the carpet to the tip and leave the organic stuff in a tight heap to die and rot down for a year or so. Eventually it will make nice compost

[muddled]

I would keep the bagged stuff too.
Since a heap of bin bags is so unsightly, I would consider making a leafmould bin (four posts and chicken wire) to chuck the bags into.

Just imagine how much that bindweed has robbed you of.
I'd make it stay till it gives you your nutrients back!

[arpoet]

Bind weed is a horror to kill. When we took over the plot we cut down all the bindweed and stuffed it all into a water butt and drowned it for a year. I then nuked the growing shoots with the flame gun as they appeared.

[Greenleaves]

Carpet definitely to the tip, soil and roots I agree with the others. If you leave it in the bags they will start to go brittle and split so create a new heap. Plus a pile of bags will bag a good hiding place for all manner of pests potentially including rats.

[Guest]

I would do both. Some to the tip and hopefully that would leave a manageable amount to rot down. There is a lot there I think I would look to leave 6 bags or so, other composting material will soon appear over the year.