@Fairygirl agreed that there are a plethora of more important issues out there, however I do believe that we as gardeners should not be actively contributing to the contamination of our land, especially when there are other non-polluting alternatives readily available.
So what do you do with bits of leftover or old carpet then? Dump them? Store them indefinitely? Line shed walls with them? Do you have no plastic anywhere in your property that breaks/degrades and needs disposing of? People should try and re use something they have rather than chucking it out. No one is suggesting we go and buy carpet to put on a compost bin! When you consider how much sellotape, bits of sticky label, odd bits of plastic from a container etc, find their way into a compost bin, and eventually into the soil, I really don't think it's much of an argument. In my last house, the place was a filthy dump and lots of stuff had to be chucked, including disgusting carpets. If I'd had a row of compost bins at that point, I'd definitely have used the carpet for those. I suppose none of us should have wildlife ponds either then because liners are made of plastic. It's called balance.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I don't understand why someone would actively contribute to the pollution of their land, hence why I recommend against doing it. Anyway, I've clearly touched a nerve here, so will leave it be. Peace.
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Dump them? Store them indefinitely? Line shed walls with them?
Do you have no plastic anywhere in your property that breaks/degrades and needs disposing of?
People should try and re use something they have rather than chucking it out. No one is suggesting we go and buy carpet to put on a compost bin! When you consider how much sellotape, bits of sticky label, odd bits of plastic from a container etc, find their way into a compost bin, and eventually into the soil, I really don't think it's much of an argument.
In my last house, the place was a filthy dump and lots of stuff had to be chucked, including disgusting carpets. If I'd had a row of compost bins at that point, I'd definitely have used the carpet for those.
I suppose none of us should have wildlife ponds either then because liners are made of plastic.
It's called balance.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...