Office Composting - The Reality
It takes nearly all types of food waste (though admittedly this office only seems to produce coffee grinds and tea bags, with the odd citrus rind thrown in when staff feel their vitamin intake is lacking) - but most importantly, doesn't smell.
We have to drain liquid off it using its nifty little tap every few days, but even that is of use as a plant fertiliser and failing that keeps the drains clean and free of bacteria if emptied down them.
Once full the bin needs to be sealed and left to 'pickle' for two weeks - we have two bins on rotation - and then the contents can be added to any compost heap or simply dug straight into soil.
This would appear to be the only hurdle to the system, that though great for use indoors, you still need a garden destination for the contents. I am going to try and make friends with the park attendants of Southwark in the next few weeks.
David Vinter
Wow it's easy to guess when your surrounded by urbanity!
David, in Lincs, with huge fields, starlit nights, open roads,Grammar Schools and quietness.
Joost Beunderman
the can-do atmosphere about our recycling is great - no more batteries, cans and plastic bottles and organic waste sent off to landfill by Demos. but, the proof of the pudding: do we now actually produce less bags of 'general' waste? and how many plastic shopping bags have been recycled instead of added to our Great Heap in the kitchen? questions, questions...