1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,733 Speaker 1: from News Talks That Be. 3 00:00:12,853 --> 00:00:16,053 Speaker 2: And time to catch up with our sustainability expert Kate 4 00:00:16,133 --> 00:00:17,733 Speaker 2: Hall's with us this morning morning. 5 00:00:17,493 --> 00:00:19,813 Speaker 3: That hello, good mind dat Hey. 6 00:00:19,933 --> 00:00:22,333 Speaker 2: I think am I like a lot of people, and 7 00:00:22,333 --> 00:00:25,053 Speaker 2: that when I think of composting, I just think about 8 00:00:25,093 --> 00:00:28,933 Speaker 2: basic stuff, right Like I think about you know, like 9 00:00:29,293 --> 00:00:33,253 Speaker 2: clippings from the garden and maybe a bit of you know, 10 00:00:33,373 --> 00:00:36,853 Speaker 2: fruit and vegetable scraps, that kind of thing. But this morning, 11 00:00:37,013 --> 00:00:39,253 Speaker 2: You've got some interesting bits and pieces that we can 12 00:00:39,293 --> 00:00:41,413 Speaker 2: compost that many people will be surprised by. 13 00:00:42,333 --> 00:00:44,813 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think pretty often things compost is just like 14 00:00:44,813 --> 00:00:48,493 Speaker 3: a food waste disposal system. Yeah, but you know, like 15 00:00:48,613 --> 00:00:53,853 Speaker 3: anything that is natural and you know, can break down, 16 00:00:54,213 --> 00:00:57,373 Speaker 3: we can pretty much put put in our compost and 17 00:00:57,413 --> 00:01:00,173 Speaker 3: it's really good for our compost. And there is so 18 00:01:00,333 --> 00:01:02,053 Speaker 3: much more that you know, we can put in there 19 00:01:02,093 --> 00:01:04,893 Speaker 3: that isn't just our corn cob or banana peel. 20 00:01:04,973 --> 00:01:06,373 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm going to start with the most of the scouts, 21 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:09,253 Speaker 2: one pet and human here. 22 00:01:10,213 --> 00:01:13,093 Speaker 3: Yes, you can put it in there. I mean some 23 00:01:13,133 --> 00:01:15,133 Speaker 3: people like to pick it up on the washing lines 24 00:01:15,213 --> 00:01:17,333 Speaker 3: so that birds can then take it and use it. 25 00:01:18,133 --> 00:01:18,693 Speaker 2: Who does that? 26 00:01:20,093 --> 00:01:20,813 Speaker 3: Maybe it's just me. 27 00:01:24,493 --> 00:01:25,453 Speaker 1: You are. 28 00:01:26,853 --> 00:01:29,733 Speaker 3: So lovely, you know first, Okay. 29 00:01:29,493 --> 00:01:33,333 Speaker 2: Yeah, see, okay, okay, what I'm imagining is, you know, 30 00:01:33,413 --> 00:01:36,613 Speaker 2: the stuff that you get out of the drain, That's 31 00:01:36,653 --> 00:01:39,413 Speaker 2: what I think you're going and pinning that up all 32 00:01:39,453 --> 00:01:41,253 Speaker 2: the neighbors appearing over the fence. 33 00:01:40,973 --> 00:01:46,653 Speaker 3: Going to again now but human here and pit here. 34 00:01:46,693 --> 00:01:48,813 Speaker 3: I mean, it does take quite a while to break 35 00:01:48,813 --> 00:01:51,693 Speaker 3: down in your composture. But you know, especially if you 36 00:01:51,733 --> 00:01:55,493 Speaker 3: have one of those big classic black bens, it's you're 37 00:01:55,533 --> 00:01:57,813 Speaker 3: not going to see it. I'm going to just go 38 00:01:57,893 --> 00:02:01,773 Speaker 3: through and yeah, keep breaking down. So yeah, that's great. 39 00:02:01,813 --> 00:02:04,373 Speaker 3: Even because I'm traveling around at the moment, I try 40 00:02:04,413 --> 00:02:08,693 Speaker 3: to kind of keep making and keep stuff as much 41 00:02:08,693 --> 00:02:11,853 Speaker 3: as possible. And then you know, every every person's compost 42 00:02:11,893 --> 00:02:14,573 Speaker 3: is different too, so I do if you're composting someone 43 00:02:14,573 --> 00:02:17,813 Speaker 3: else's space, just ask for permission around what they want 44 00:02:17,813 --> 00:02:18,493 Speaker 3: in their compost. 45 00:02:18,653 --> 00:02:18,853 Speaker 1: Yeah. 46 00:02:19,133 --> 00:02:22,253 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's so you can do nail clippings as well, 47 00:02:22,293 --> 00:02:24,693 Speaker 2: presumably because it's all kind of the same stuff, right, 48 00:02:24,733 --> 00:02:25,693 Speaker 2: But what else? 49 00:02:26,693 --> 00:02:30,813 Speaker 3: So your cardboard, toilet paper rolls and air castles, that's 50 00:02:30,853 --> 00:02:34,173 Speaker 3: actually one that's not just that they can compost. It's 51 00:02:34,213 --> 00:02:37,493 Speaker 3: actually really important for your compost. So the majority of 52 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:40,333 Speaker 3: people who come to me say, I tried composting, but 53 00:02:40,533 --> 00:02:44,213 Speaker 3: unfortunately it just got too stinky and wet and messy 54 00:02:44,293 --> 00:02:47,653 Speaker 3: and gross. And that's because they didn't put enough cabin 55 00:02:47,853 --> 00:02:51,213 Speaker 3: the brown stuff, dry stuff, and their composts been to 56 00:02:51,213 --> 00:02:56,293 Speaker 3: balance out all of the green wet stuff. So yeah, 57 00:02:56,413 --> 00:02:59,093 Speaker 3: ripping up to your toilet paper rolls. When we had 58 00:02:59,093 --> 00:03:01,013 Speaker 3: a dog who was really good at ripping up toilet 59 00:03:01,053 --> 00:03:02,693 Speaker 3: paper rolls and then we could put it straight in 60 00:03:02,693 --> 00:03:05,493 Speaker 3: the compost. So the smaller the better for anything in 61 00:03:05,493 --> 00:03:09,213 Speaker 3: the compost, or down faster as that's another great one. 62 00:03:09,253 --> 00:03:13,893 Speaker 3: And also wine corks, so you know, just the ones, 63 00:03:13,973 --> 00:03:16,973 Speaker 3: not the ones that are not the plasticky ones plastic, 64 00:03:17,333 --> 00:03:19,133 Speaker 3: but again, chop them up and you can put them 65 00:03:19,133 --> 00:03:19,613 Speaker 3: in your compost. 66 00:03:19,653 --> 00:03:22,813 Speaker 2: A very good. Okay, you can do paper towels and 67 00:03:22,973 --> 00:03:25,933 Speaker 2: napkins even if they're used, but there's probably some stuff 68 00:03:26,533 --> 00:03:28,533 Speaker 2: if they're like they're sucked in grease or that is 69 00:03:28,573 --> 00:03:29,853 Speaker 2: something like that, they're probably not going to. 70 00:03:29,853 --> 00:03:33,453 Speaker 3: Work, right, Yeah, definitely, I mean depending on kind of 71 00:03:33,653 --> 00:03:36,853 Speaker 3: what the grease is. You know, again, everyone has their 72 00:03:36,853 --> 00:03:40,573 Speaker 3: own different compost etiquettes for their personal composts them. But 73 00:03:40,653 --> 00:03:43,973 Speaker 3: like for us, if it's been used to wipe down 74 00:03:44,013 --> 00:03:48,093 Speaker 3: some oil or butter or whatever, we put that in 75 00:03:48,093 --> 00:03:51,013 Speaker 3: our composts. Sure, and it's fine. I mean we try 76 00:03:51,013 --> 00:03:55,173 Speaker 3: to use reusable paper towels and nepkins, but eminently sometimes 77 00:03:55,173 --> 00:03:57,893 Speaker 3: you have them around, so yeah, you can put those in. 78 00:03:58,453 --> 00:04:04,173 Speaker 3: Sometimes there are different netkins that do contain a bit 79 00:04:04,173 --> 00:04:06,893 Speaker 3: of plastic which you can after and see, you know, 80 00:04:06,893 --> 00:04:10,973 Speaker 3: there's really really sick. Actually feel like a reusable one. 81 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:14,693 Speaker 3: So that's probably the ideal because you know you're popping 82 00:04:15,573 --> 00:04:17,733 Speaker 3: a little bits of plastic through your compost and fame 83 00:04:17,773 --> 00:04:20,333 Speaker 3: with tea baggs, we often think, oh, you know that's 84 00:04:20,373 --> 00:04:24,093 Speaker 3: just paper. But only putting tea baggs in your compost, 85 00:04:24,093 --> 00:04:27,373 Speaker 3: then there are microplastic free. So often it will say 86 00:04:27,413 --> 00:04:30,693 Speaker 3: on the box these days, or there's some good lists 87 00:04:30,733 --> 00:04:33,813 Speaker 3: online that you can usually find. Watch brands, so don't 88 00:04:33,813 --> 00:04:35,453 Speaker 3: put plastic in their tea bags. 89 00:04:35,453 --> 00:04:37,493 Speaker 2: There's probably one of those ones. We assume that they 90 00:04:37,533 --> 00:04:40,413 Speaker 2: do have microplastics, at least they're advertising that they don't, right. 91 00:04:40,853 --> 00:04:43,293 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, it's just like with your recycling. If you 92 00:04:43,493 --> 00:04:45,213 Speaker 3: don't know if it can be recycled, put it in 93 00:04:45,213 --> 00:04:47,533 Speaker 3: the den. You know you don't want to contaminate. Yeah, 94 00:04:47,613 --> 00:04:49,053 Speaker 3: the recycling them or a. 95 00:04:49,013 --> 00:04:52,653 Speaker 2: Compost then yeah. Nice. The toothpicks and bamboo skewers. This 96 00:04:52,773 --> 00:04:55,213 Speaker 2: is a good one in barbecue season in particular, because 97 00:04:55,253 --> 00:04:57,213 Speaker 2: often you get those skewers and that you don't really 98 00:04:57,213 --> 00:04:58,773 Speaker 2: want to put them in the bin either, can again 99 00:04:58,813 --> 00:04:59,653 Speaker 2: be a bit dangerous. 100 00:05:00,053 --> 00:05:03,373 Speaker 3: Yeah, totally spike again. Cut them up into as many 101 00:05:03,373 --> 00:05:05,933 Speaker 3: little pieces as you can bother with in your composts 102 00:05:06,013 --> 00:05:07,933 Speaker 3: and it will help break them down. 103 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:10,893 Speaker 2: I hadn't thought about this one. You can put old 104 00:05:11,053 --> 00:05:13,733 Speaker 2: cotton socks in the compost. 105 00:05:13,693 --> 00:05:18,013 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, so something is completely cotton or completely wool. 106 00:05:19,093 --> 00:05:21,813 Speaker 3: Sometimes be a last stain is you have to take 107 00:05:21,853 --> 00:05:24,613 Speaker 3: off kind of trimmings or even a little tag if 108 00:05:24,613 --> 00:05:27,733 Speaker 3: it's like a little tag on your cotton undies. Take 109 00:05:27,773 --> 00:05:31,253 Speaker 3: those bits off because they won't break down. There are 110 00:05:31,333 --> 00:05:34,733 Speaker 3: some a less stones that are fully plant based, but 111 00:05:34,733 --> 00:05:38,173 Speaker 3: they're very rare, so it's likely that it won't be 112 00:05:38,253 --> 00:05:40,693 Speaker 3: so yeah, cut those off. And then I mean you 113 00:05:40,733 --> 00:05:43,373 Speaker 3: can cut your undis or socks up and put them 114 00:05:43,373 --> 00:05:46,493 Speaker 3: in the compost or a fun experiment and just putting 115 00:05:46,533 --> 00:05:48,893 Speaker 3: it straight in, and then you could dig it up 116 00:05:48,973 --> 00:05:51,253 Speaker 3: later and you could see kind of how fast it's 117 00:05:51,293 --> 00:05:53,733 Speaker 3: breaking down, because it does break down, and you can 118 00:05:53,773 --> 00:05:56,213 Speaker 3: see it just kind of like slowly disappearing. 119 00:05:56,293 --> 00:05:58,853 Speaker 2: Ah good, this is relevant for me. You can put 120 00:05:58,893 --> 00:06:01,253 Speaker 2: dead house plants. 121 00:06:02,413 --> 00:06:07,733 Speaker 3: You can, I mean, there's some different species that ideally 122 00:06:07,773 --> 00:06:11,413 Speaker 3: shouldn't go in your composts because they can be invasive species. 123 00:06:11,693 --> 00:06:18,533 Speaker 3: The classic purple long hang ones that yeah, to put out. 124 00:06:19,173 --> 00:06:21,933 Speaker 2: There, the only one I can get alive. So yeah, yeah, yeah, 125 00:06:21,973 --> 00:06:24,613 Speaker 2: basically I think it's actually going to be a good 126 00:06:25,253 --> 00:06:27,693 Speaker 2: it'll be a good sorter. Basically, if I can keep 127 00:06:27,733 --> 00:06:30,573 Speaker 2: it alive, then it's like species and it won't need. 128 00:06:30,493 --> 00:06:34,613 Speaker 3: To go the good Yeah. But yeah, you can put yeah, 129 00:06:34,813 --> 00:06:38,773 Speaker 3: you know, hatch flowers that you've been given a bunch 130 00:06:38,813 --> 00:06:43,893 Speaker 3: of flowers or yeah, little bits of half plant, dried leaves, 131 00:06:44,453 --> 00:06:45,173 Speaker 3: anything like that. 132 00:06:45,453 --> 00:06:47,413 Speaker 2: And pencil shavings you can check them there. 133 00:06:47,253 --> 00:06:51,693 Speaker 3: Too, Yes, yep, you can again some pencils, you know, 134 00:06:51,853 --> 00:06:56,893 Speaker 3: every pencils made differently, that's predominantly. Yeah, it's just wood 135 00:06:57,253 --> 00:06:59,173 Speaker 3: and you can put that in your compost too. 136 00:06:59,333 --> 00:07:01,573 Speaker 2: Yeah, very nice. Okay, we'll put the full list up 137 00:07:01,573 --> 00:07:04,013 Speaker 2: on the News talks you'd be website because it is 138 00:07:04,053 --> 00:07:06,093 Speaker 2: one of those things you just if you can build 139 00:07:06,453 --> 00:07:08,653 Speaker 2: that kind of consciousness into your routine when it comes 140 00:07:08,733 --> 00:07:11,613 Speaker 2: to you know, when it comes to your compost, and 141 00:07:11,653 --> 00:07:15,333 Speaker 2: so you're not automatically just putting things in the bin. Yeah, 142 00:07:15,373 --> 00:07:18,333 Speaker 2: you can. Actually you can have a much richer compost presumably. 143 00:07:17,853 --> 00:07:21,773 Speaker 3: Yeah, totally, because again you're not just putting food based, 144 00:07:21,773 --> 00:07:26,013 Speaker 3: which is kind of a lot of the same thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 145 00:07:26,013 --> 00:07:30,333 Speaker 3: a rich compost has a lot of different elements and yeah, 146 00:07:30,333 --> 00:07:32,653 Speaker 3: it all kind of flows together. It's just like everything 147 00:07:32,693 --> 00:07:36,333 Speaker 3: in nature. The more kind of diversity and differences there 148 00:07:36,333 --> 00:07:38,373 Speaker 3: are likely the more it will flourish. 149 00:07:38,453 --> 00:07:40,413 Speaker 2: Oh nice, hey, thank you so much, Kate. We will 150 00:07:40,453 --> 00:07:42,813 Speaker 2: catch you in very soon, Kate. All you can find 151 00:07:42,813 --> 00:07:45,733 Speaker 2: her of course on the social media platforms by searching 152 00:07:45,773 --> 00:07:48,253 Speaker 2: ethically Kate. And like I say, all of those good 153 00:07:48,253 --> 00:07:50,893 Speaker 2: things to compost will be on the News Talk's 'DB website. 154 00:07:51,413 --> 00:07:54,533 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. 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