Hello everyone,
Over the weekend, I cleared about 35m x 2m x 5m (115ft x 6.5ft x 16ft) of hornbeam hedge on my undeveloped plot. By calculation, that amounts to around 350m³ (12,370 cubic feet). It’s probably less if you compress the branches a bit.
I need this space for construction. The hedge will be replanted afterwards, but clearing it was essential for the build.
My question is, what should I do with the material? I could try shredding it with a garden shredder, but that will likely take a long time.
Do you have any ideas? The fire department no longer accepts donations for Easter bonfires. The recycling center also declines due to the volume.
Unfortunately, I can’t just place a container and fill it for collection because my property doesn’t yet allow for that option.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Over the weekend, I cleared about 35m x 2m x 5m (115ft x 6.5ft x 16ft) of hornbeam hedge on my undeveloped plot. By calculation, that amounts to around 350m³ (12,370 cubic feet). It’s probably less if you compress the branches a bit.
I need this space for construction. The hedge will be replanted afterwards, but clearing it was essential for the build.
My question is, what should I do with the material? I could try shredding it with a garden shredder, but that will likely take a long time.
Do you have any ideas? The fire department no longer accepts donations for Easter bonfires. The recycling center also declines due to the volume.
Unfortunately, I can’t just place a container and fill it for collection because my property doesn’t yet allow for that option.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Tolentino schrieb:
That’s true, especially if you leave it piled up for a while. But you can also use it to cover the soil around your plants during their growth phase; it helps keep out heat and cold and retains moisture in summer.
Besides, I think it always smells fresh and nice. Yep, I agree. Many people buy that stuff in bags for way too much money.
The landscaper owns a large chipper and sells you the wood chips or mulch for 50 EUR per cubic meter (50 EUR per m³).
Municipal waste disposal in Berlin accepts only 1 cubic meter (1 m³) per person for free (I never found out the specific time period), and there is no option for paid disposal of additional material.
So basically, you would need to lease a larger plot of land just outside the city, buy a large chipper and a flatbed truck, and make a good profit.
I’ll check back in five years, after I’ve built my landscaping empire with photovoltaic diversification...
Municipal waste disposal in Berlin accepts only 1 cubic meter (1 m³) per person for free (I never found out the specific time period), and there is no option for paid disposal of additional material.
So basically, you would need to lease a larger plot of land just outside the city, buy a large chipper and a flatbed truck, and make a good profit.
I’ll check back in five years, after I’ve built my landscaping empire with photovoltaic diversification...
That’s organized quite differently where you are. Well.
Here, we have the brown bin, with drop-off at the recycling center free of charge for up to 1000 liters (about 265 gallons), and for anything above that, the city delivers a container to your door (for a fee). There are also paid waste bags for garden waste (150 liters / about 40 gallons) that you can place beside the brown bin for the next collection.
If the landscaping contractor can charge that much money, might they also accept garden waste from private individuals?
Here, we have the brown bin, with drop-off at the recycling center free of charge for up to 1000 liters (about 265 gallons), and for anything above that, the city delivers a container to your door (for a fee). There are also paid waste bags for garden waste (150 liters / about 40 gallons) that you can place beside the brown bin for the next collection.
If the landscaping contractor can charge that much money, might they also accept garden waste from private individuals?
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