Reply To: Municipal compost and chemicals

[Leif]

Last year I took grass cuttings from a lawn sprayed with selective weedkiller to the local tip. They said put them in the green waste. I refused, and explained why. They got quite arsey, and eventually pointed to the general waste bin. It MIGHT be alright in green waste., but they did not seem concernd. The makers say the second lot of cuttings can be composted, as long as the compost is 6 months old when used. So perhaps increased heat breaks down the chemicals. Or perhaps not.