Thread: Disposing shavings

Nice bench, should serve you well.

As to the shavings, what works for me, in the garden or compost heap.

If it's clean shavings then people with horse stables will like it.
Less clean stuff can be used by gardeners as a component of compost.
If it contains too much gunk like MDF then it will have to go is the rubbish
Some members say they put it on their verge with a Free Sawdust sign and it goes within minutes.

Compost or chook house if you have one.
Regards
John

Can I ask what the rods are that are sticking out of the bottom shelf?

Like others, I use mine in compost. What I can't use, my neighbour puts on his garden,

Originally Posted by george mavridis

Can I ask what the rods are that are sticking out of the bottom shelf?

I am thinking they are something to do with raising or lowering the casters

As others have said. Depends significantly on what the shavings are. Beware MDF, plywood and treated pine shavings they have some toxic components. Clean "real wood" shavings have lots of uses as described above. I use mine to bury weeds in garden beds. Less time gardening,more time woodworking!

I also do what most people have mention I put mine in the garden. One thing to note is that this will take a while to decompose so mixing it in the soil gives it a little bit of a start. Then put more over that unmixed.

Hi All,
My Friends Children take mine for their Guinea Pigs.
The Guinea Pigs say thank you issatree.

I put mine in the green waste bin that council carts off every fortnight. It's just the same as putting clippings and branches in, just a bit drier.....

Originally Posted by Christos

I also do what most people have mention I put mine in the garden. One thing to note is that this will take a while to decompose so mixing it in the soil gives it a little bit of a start. Then put more over that unmixed.

I have been at this current shed for just over 2 years and the gardens are pretty saturated with sawdust. I find that adding lime to the soil as well helps balance the PH and allows the sawdust to break down quicker.

I cannot possibly get all mine into the soil but if I put it on the footpath with a "for sale" sign on it someone will quickly steal it when I am not looking. It stays there forever if I put a sign on it saying it is free. Go figure...

Cheers

Doug

See if you can find out who your local chookers are - they'll love it. I'm a bit fortunate in that I have a Community Garden just down the road, and can dump it on a pile there.

Maybe contact your Council to find out what gardens are in the area, and approach the groundspeople to see if they want some sawdust on a regular basis?

Originally Posted by Justin

I put mine in the green waste bin that council carts off every fortnight.

I dont currently have the green bin. I just have waste bin and recycle bin. I rang the council to see if it was ok to put clean loose shavings in the green bins. After the lady in the office spoke with those in the know at the waste depot, she rang me back saying that although sawdust is fine for the compost that they make, they would prefer I just bag it up and put it in the 120L waste bin. Their reasoning was due to the loose shavings flying all over the neighbourhood as the bins were collected every couple of weeks.

So with that i didnt order a green bin and saved myself 100 bux/year. I fill the waste bin each week with sawdust and maybe one bag of household rubbish.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

See if you can find out who your local chookers are - they'll love it.

I've been spreading mine on the garden beds so far, I never thought of putting it in the chook pen. Thanks for the tip FF!