Garden Waste

[alokahuja]

All,
I am cutting down a lot of bushes & branches around my house. I have been putting this waste in the green bins every alternate week. However, it will take months with my cleanup if I get rid of waste at this rate.

Any smart ideas on how i can do this in the least amount of dollars

 

[Doovalacky]

Trailer and a trip to the local dump. Often they don't even charge for green waste if its not mixed with other stuff.

 

[softmonkey]

Ring your council(s). Some of them (at least in SA) have free green waste dumps at certain times. You may need to prove you live in the area, or have a buddy tag along who does.

 

[wobbycarly]

A skip can be good value - especially if you don't mix the garden stuff with hard rubbish.

 

[zapoix.]

All,
I am cutting down a lot of bushes & branches around my house. I have been putting this waste in the green bins every alternate week. However, it will take months with my cleanup if I get rid of waste at this rate.

Any smart ideas on how i can do this in the least amount of dollars

buy a small shredder / mulsher I never throw green wast away
I mulsh and throw it on the garden It helps with weed control , worm production and I do not buy fertalizer.
Also you could get a worm farm they eat a lot of green wast
Mulsh heap 1m x 1m square and throw all your food scraps on as well as lawn clippings.
I bury all my scraps in my vegie garden and throw mulsh from all the shrubs i trim on top to keep the weeds down

How much wast are you talking about?

 

[Graingrower]

buy a small shredder / mulsher I never throw green wast away

Or hire one. Or pay someone to mulch it for you.

 

[BV]

All,
I am cutting down a lot of bushes & branches around my house. I have been putting this waste in the green bins every alternate week. However, it will take months with my cleanup if I get rid of waste at this rate.

Any smart ideas on how i can do this in the least amount of dollars

Your council doesn't pickup green waste from the kerb so it is either the tip or a mulcher.
A mulcher will reduce the waste to a workable size and you could also use the mulch for your garden

 

[Doovalacky]

If you do buy a mulcher buy a decent one. I brought a cheapy and you spend more time unblocking it than using it.

 

[zapoix.]

If you do buy a mulcher buy a decent one. I brought a cheapy and you spend more time unblocking it than using it.

I inherited one small bunnings type
put new blades in it wow what a diffrence

 

[alokahuja]

can the small bunnings type deal with branches ?

 

[zapoix.]

how big a branch you talking
mine about 1 1/2 to 2 inch electric motor
a bit of a pain to use slow and steady but have no need for anything bigger

wood must not be to hard
soft wood ideal

 

[RenoTeam]

Scan your street for well manicured gardens and see if anyone would like your bushes and branches for mulch Also check in with your neighbours, you may find someone has one you could lend

 

[RichardK]

way faster to hire/borrow a trailer and take it all to the waste centre.

It takes the best part of a day to mulch a complete packed down trailerfull of greenery. Been there, done that, not again!

 

[alokahuja]

I think i have made up my mind to hire a UTE and just dispose the waste at the disposal center

 

[RenoTeam]

Good choice alokahuja- easy, quick and effective

Holly

 

[Jonril]

Have a bonfire

 

[wobbycarly]

Have a bonfire

How much carbon will be released doing that? Have you calculated how much tax you'll pay?