WasteMINZ’s Organic Materials Sector Group is encouraging the public to learn about the benefits of composting this International Compost Week (7-13 May). International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is an annual international event that celebrates the .
The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ)
has noticed increasing interest and discussion, both locally
and internationally, about clopyralid a herbicide used
to control broadleaf weeds in turf and
lawns.
Clopyralid can only be used in New Zealand by
qualified ‘approved handlers’. Although it breaks down
quickly on lawns and turf, it doesn’t break down through
composting and can impact on some plants, such as tomatoes
and potatoes, at very low concentrations.
Composters
across New Zealand use unwanted materials (such as garden
waste, bark, food scraps, and chicken manure) to make great
composts and soil conditioners.
With a strong focus on
Press Release – WasteMINZ The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand ( WasteMINZ ) has noticed increasing interest and discussion, both locally and internationally, about clopyralid a herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds in turf and lawns. Clopyralid can only …
The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ) has noticed increasing interest and discussion, both locally and internationally, about clopyralid a herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds in turf and lawns.
Clopyralid can only be used in New Zealand by qualified ‘approved handlers’. Although it breaks down quickly on lawns and turf, it doesn’t break down through composting and can impact on some plants, such as tomatoes and potatoes, at very low concentrations.
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Community gardens will use the compost made from packaging and other scraps. The compost collection point was set up this month, but Green Lane started as a community market, with local vendors who held a similar ethos. “It was born out of lockdown and, before we knew it, we had a market going.” Drawn together by common values, the market aimed to be as close to organic as possible, with reduced chemicals and plastic use. Murgatroyd said face-to-face accountability was also key. “From the waste providers, we know we’re getting high quality inputs for our compost, so we always get clean food scraps,” he said.