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By Grace C. Lockwood In the light of all the heat- ed protests surrounding any . dump site, we must realize that we, as a commu- nity, and as individuals, cre- ate the need for dumps. Therefore, we should be doing all we can to reduce the pressure on existing dumps through the three R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle. All three can be applied to kitchen and yard waste. The major way to reduce organic waste is through composting. Almost any organic matter can be composted, included hair and natural textiles such as wool and cotton rags. Larger and coarser materials such as branches, large stems, bark, leaves, etc. should be chopped up first into small pieces in order to compost faster. Cooked meat, chicken and fish scraps can also be‘added but should be buried in the middle of the pile to avoid attracting unde- sirables. Large bones should be left out as they take forev- er to decompose. Bonemeal should be added and mixed in occasionally. r very small gardens, a simple form of composting can be done by burying veg- etable scraps and coffee grounds directly into the gar- den soil. This takes next to no time and decomposes very rapidly to add nutrients to the soil. For larger gardens, a two-bin composter with each bin being 4 by 4 feet will yield a nutrient rich compost for the flower and vegetable gardens at very little cost. The bin front should be temovable for easy access. Brick Laying BOB REYNOLDS & SON MASONRY LTD. All Block & Brick Work New and Repairs including Chimneys Established In This Area Over 35 Year: One bin can be filled then tured over regularly and left to decompose while the other is being filled. The compost pile can be layered with alter- nating layers of kitchen waste, grass clippings, leaves, etc. and dirt, but this isn’t absolutely necessary. Add some bloodmeal or other source of nitrogen to keep the carbon/nitrogen ration stable. If carbon rich materials like sawdust and woodchips are added, the bacteria will quickly use up the nitrogen available and BELL PHONE PHONECENT I BELI CARPENTRY & GENERAL CONTRACTING +ALL TYPES OF FRAMING RENOVATIONS * ADDITIONS ROOFING + DECKS + FENCING ALL GENERAL CONTRACTING Ang Civiero Mike Civiero (416) 873-9838 (519) 853-0338 CENTRE SONI SO ONERN can no longer break down the material. The pile must also be turned over regularly to introduce oxygen into the pile and fresh material should be buried. To start the composting action in the spring, compost accelerators can be pur- chased. They provide a boost for bacteria to begin the biodegradation process, As a general rule, do not add dis- + BELL PHONE Ralton Hills This Week, Saturday, September 11, 1993 — Page 17 Reducing kitchen and yard waste is important to us all eased material to the compost pile. Chances are the disease or pests will be destroyed but you don’t want to risk spreading it. If you cannot or choose not to compost, many communi- ties have special pickup ser- vices collect leaves and brus! for town composting in the spring and fall. Find out the times and bag the material in clear plastic bags. The fin- ished product is used for parks or is available to gar- deners for pick up. Another way to reduce and SENTRE - BE LL PHONECENTRE - reuse is to get together with a few neighbors and rent a wood chipper once or twice a year. The chipper reduces branches and brush into loads of mulch to put on the gar- den. Also, wash and keep plastic plant pots, cardboard milk cartons, egg cartons, coffee cans, juice cans, shoe boxes, etc., for starting plants and seeds instead of buying plastic seed flats which are subsequently thrown out. The containers are reusable and deeper than seed flats for bet- ter root growth. BELI Bell Phonecentre™ Milton Mall 55 Ontario St. South, Milton. 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