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Compostable or Not?


stephenh

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Can I put grey squirrels in the brown (composting) wheelie bin, or do they have to go in the black (general waste) wheelie bin?

We have just had our black bin emptied this morning, so it won't be emptied for another 2 weeks, and I'm afraid they might get rather smelly.

Anyone know the answer?

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Nail it to the nearest tree as a warning to the others !

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Squirrels are biodegradable and make good fertisiler so yes, put it in the composting bin.

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Nail it to the nearest tree as a warning to the others !

Warning as in 'May Contain Nuts'  :)

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When we have spare small mammal carcasses (courtesy of the cat) we put them on the garden wall for these local scavengers. They have been known to grab a squirrel en passant so to speak... :o

 

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Now that's what I call feeding the birds in the garden !!  :d  :d (I bet even the cat keeps his head down when that comes in)

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I'll put them in the brown bin then!

Dom, they'll be dead before they go in the bin. They mostly die of lead.

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you can compost them with wood pigeons!

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Now that's what I call feeding the birds in the garden !!  :d  :d (I bet even the cat keeps his head down when that comes in)

Oh yes! My Good Lady puts odd scraps of meat trimmings (fat, skin, etc) on the wall and they swoop down like Stukas while she's still putting it on the wall. I hear mutterings on the TV news (C4) that some say there are too many now. Well not as far as we are concerned - they're spectacular and beautiful.

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