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A major impact on the environment comes from waste. Each person and business generates waste. How we dispose of the waste is becoming a challenge and continued irresponsible and indiscriminate disposal will cause further long term damage to the environment.
However, the problem of waste disposal and management is immediate. Waste management which includes reducing volumes, re-use and recycling plays an important role in diminishing the negative impact. The care of the environment and the reduction of our carbon footprint is the responsibility of every person and business.The environment belongs to us all.
South Africa does not yet have an integrated waste management system for the country or the provinces. New legislation will ensure that this is developed.
These are another way of recycling garden clippings and kitchen waste and it does not need to take up much space. Compost heaps do not smell unless you put cooked food , meat and fish in it
From the garden:
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Grass clippings – in thin layers
• Old leaves – in thin layers
• Prunings – chopped smaller
• Dead plant material, like bedding plants that have finished flowering, BUT definitely no diseased parts
• Straw
• Untreated bark
• Herb prunings
• Wood ash
From animals:
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Cow, pig and chicken manure
• Droppings including the sandpaper scraps from bird cages
From the kitchen:
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Fruit and vegetable peels
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Egg shells
Other:
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Small pieces of newspaper and egg boxes- NOT glossy paper
What cannot go in:
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Plastic
• Glossy paper
• Tins and glass
• Old rags
• Diseased plants
• Left-over cooked food
• Weeds full of seed heads
• Dog and cat droppings charcoal or coal ash
Quick Tips on how to make compost:
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Alternate coarse layers (25cm) of chopped prunings with thin layers (5cm) of other materials
• Keep the rotting compost moist but not sopping wet
• Turn the heap every 3 to 4 week
Green Tips
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