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Saturday, 1 June 2013
Garbage. It isn't compost.
Gardeners are reminded to NOT put any NON-compostable material into the COMPOST BINS! They are compost bins, not trash bins.
If you pack it in, pack it out, is what they tell the hikers and backpackers. After you are done with the plastic and Styrofoam containers from the garden centres, why not take that garbage back home and put it into your garbage and recycling? This will take a big load off the NAGA garbage area. Let's not turn our garden into a landfill.
Here is a recent example of what NOT to do: