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Old 08-09-2016, 11:22 AM   #31 (permalink)
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I for once felt bad about the thread jack and submitted this in a separate thread here.

I compost... at the dump. Sure, it might take 10x longer for stuff to decompose when buried along with everything else, but consider it a carbon sink. If it were to decompose immediately, then the carbon would be immediately released into the atmosphere in the form of CO2 and methane. Besides, the US is not running out of places to bury stuff.

That said, I do compost grass clippings by mulching, but that's out of sheer laziness to empty a bag. Other yard and tree debris goes to a burn pile. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

I recycle too, but that's mostly to save space for more garbage (I have 2 roommates and a wife). Metal is worthwhile to recycle, but most everything else likely isn't. If recycling made sense from an energy use perspective (and environmental), then people would be paying me for my valuable recyclables. As it is, I'm compelled by law to pay extra for recycling service if I want curb-side garbage pickup.

As a tangent to the recycling thought, why should every individual have to sort garbage from recyclables? Pay an "expert" minimum wage to be a more efficient and effective sorter of "valuable" recyclable material. The job should pay for itself if the items are so valuable.

Maybe I'll start my own recycling rant thread...

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Old 08-10-2016, 04:14 PM   #32 (permalink)
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James, by putting your grass clippings on your compost pile, you never need to aerate? It looks like you ignored at least two different points from my original post:

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We do not have any grass
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I figure that if I mulch the leaves they will fit and decompose better.
I finally got you to acknowledge the second one! Yay!

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If you use a mulching mower and leave grass clippings on the lawn, that does not lead to thatch formation. Those are healthy practices that can help prevent thatch formation. Typically grass clippings decompose readily. Thatch arises from grass stems and roots in the top inches of soil that die and don’t fully decompose.
https://www.bayeradvanced.com/articl...ds-dethatching

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