I only make compost at the allottment , in fact just put wheelie bins out for tomorrow , one for general recycling and one for garden waste , works really well for me
No green waste collection here unless you live on the main road. Our non-compost-worthy garden waste is bagged in old bird food sacks (95p for 10 at our local GC) which I store in my shed until we get round to taking it to the recycling centre (and no, I can't get into the shed at the moment ) I have 2 compost bins, but no shredder so can't compost woody stuff.
Hosta, we don't have wheelie bins here either (bin lorry can't get down the road, so we have a special collection by a small lorry). We had to buy our own dustbin (not expensive), and the council supplies bin bags. I wouldn't dare put the bags out unless they were in a vermin-proof bin.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Liriodendron i also burn garden waste at the allottment in one of those dustbins with an open funnel ( if that makes sense ) have you thought about doing that ?
Also at home we have a open fire so any bits of branches get burnt on that , heat for free
On our allotments fires are stricktly controlled, mainly becouse we are surrounded by houses. We have small fires on windless days but the main stuff, like old planks, cut down shrubs and trees etc are cut up and saved for bonfire night. On that night even the local householders will have bonfires so no one is upset. The resulting ashes are spread on the soil. For general by-products, which are not composted or you do not wish to burn, our council provide a free recycling center which is ideal.
Philippa, there are still laws about garden bonfires. I was surprised to find it's not illegal to have them in a smokeless zone (which is why I hadn't considered having one here). You're not allowed to cause a nuisance with your bonfire, burn things which will cause smoke hazardous to health, or allow your bonfire smoke to drift across a road and cause a hazard to vehicles.
Right. I wonder if an incinerator will fit in the car...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Liriodendron , I got mine on the back seat , no problem , I also some times put a bit of wood in the bottom and " fire lighters " burns every thing really well
At the allottment I put stuff for burning on a pallett to dry ie off the ground
I live in an area that is not smokeless , so I also burn ordinary coal , not a lot thou as it is very expensive
GWRS, my car is an IQ, not a lot bigger than a Smart. I'll have to measure I think...
My burnable rubbish is all in bags in the shed, so it should be dry. Looking forward to getting rid of it... and I love a good fire. Might toast some marshmallows (can you tell I was a Girl Guide?)
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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I only make compost at the allottment , in fact just put wheelie bins out for tomorrow , one for general recycling and one for garden waste , works really well for me
No green waste collection here unless you live on the main road. Our non-compost-worthy garden waste is bagged in old bird food sacks (95p for 10 at our local GC) which I store in my shed until we get round to taking it to the recycling centre (and no, I can't get into the shed at the moment
) I have 2 compost bins, but no shredder so can't compost woody stuff.
Hosta, we don't have wheelie bins here either (bin lorry can't get down the road, so we have a special collection by a small lorry). We had to buy our own dustbin (not expensive), and the council supplies bin bags. I wouldn't dare put the bags out unless they were in a vermin-proof bin.
we've got a wheelie bin for garden waste which I use to house the sack for paper and the sack for cardboard.
We have 2 boxes for glass/ plastic / metal for recycling.
I think someone comes round and fills our boxes up with empty beer and wine bottles. They can't all be ours??????
Liriodendron i also burn garden waste at the allottment in one of those dustbins with an open funnel ( if that makes sense ) have you thought about doing that ?
Also at home we have a open fire so any bits of branches get burnt on that , heat for free
I need to establish a bonfire site here, but I'm stumped as to where it should be located. Handy access but not obvious. Tricky
On our allotments fires are stricktly controlled, mainly becouse we are surrounded by houses. We have small fires on windless days but the main stuff, like old planks, cut down shrubs and trees etc are cut up and saved for bonfire night. On that night even the local householders will have bonfires so no one is upset. The resulting ashes are spread on the soil. For general by-products, which are not composted or you do not wish to burn, our council provide a free recycling center which is ideal.
Philippa, there are still laws about garden bonfires. I was surprised to find it's not illegal to have them in a smokeless zone (which is why I hadn't considered having one here). You're not allowed to cause a nuisance with your bonfire, burn things which will cause smoke hazardous to health, or allow your bonfire smoke to drift across a road and cause a hazard to vehicles.
Right. I wonder if an incinerator will fit in the car...
Liriodendron , I got mine on the back seat , no problem , I also some times put a bit of wood in the bottom and " fire lighters " burns every thing really well
At the allottment I put stuff for burning on a pallett to dry ie off the ground
I live in an area that is not smokeless , so I also burn ordinary coal , not a lot thou as it is very expensive
GWRS, my car is an IQ, not a lot bigger than a Smart. I'll have to measure I think...
My burnable rubbish is all in bags in the shed, so it should be dry.
Looking forward to getting rid of it... and I love a good fire. Might toast some marshmallows (can you tell I was a Girl Guide?) 
How about getting one on the t'interweb Liri? That way, you can get it delivered
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...