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- From: c23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (Spiros Triantafyllopoulos)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Composting
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.150225.2692@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 15:02:25 GMT
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- In article <Bu0BE0.4qA@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> amirza@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Anmar Caves) writes:
- >>There may also be local environmental laws with regards to composting
- >>or leaving exposed food residues (if, i.e. you dump food scraps in it).
- >
- >Then the next obvious question is why anyone who is interested in
- >composting would tolerate living in an area where this would be a
- >problem. It's real simple, if you're unable to do it due to
- >zoning/bylaws/etc. then change the rules. If you are unable to change
- >the rules, decide if it's important enough to you to move.
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- True. But in reality, very few subdivisions priced reasonably (i.e. in
- Carmel, IN where I live, say, up to $150K homes) have such laws per se;
- or even if they do, they're not enforced, just like chain link fences, etc.
- More upscale developments (i.e. $200K and up) have more explicit laws.
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- In many cases composting can be avoided by proper selection and use of
- lawnmower; A good mulching lawn mower can help solve most of the problem
- of grass clippings; Frequent mowing helps too. If one's really set on
- using organic material for fertilizing etc they can be purchased also,
- although the price goes up by quite a bit.
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- Your suggestion is excellent, but should be taken into account before
- a person buys his/her house. Personal experience has shown that once
- someone puts up the pile (in whatever form) it is very hard to get
- them to get rid of it without getting involved in major warfare
- at the neighborhood, local, city, etc level. Check before you buy
- is the best approach.
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- This coming from someone who's neighbor has a compost pile (no grass
- clippings, just rotting home garden vegetables, and no chicken wire or
- other container) 20 feet away from my house.
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- So, just like you'd check whether the bylaws/zoning allow, say, a mini
- barn or chain link fence for pets, check for composting BEFORE you
- buy! It can save lots of aggravation.
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- Spiros
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