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#RatProof your #CompostBin

"Do you have #rats or #mice in your compost bin? Are they feasting on your food scraps and making your compost bin smell? Home compost bins are typically either round or square, and they have an open bottom which means rats and mice can easily burrow in and eat your food waste before it becomes compost.

Wellington City Council have come up with some simple steps to predator proof your compost bin, which we have summarised below.

What you will need

- Galvanised wire mesh (holes no bigger than 1.25cm, as mice and baby rats can squeeze through anything bigger) approximately 1.25m x 1.25m square.
- About 20 plastic cable ties. You could also use wire, but cable ties are faster and easier.
- Gloves and safety glasses.

If you have a square bin you will also need:

- Sturdy tin snips or cutting pliers (known as diagonal pliers) ideally with blades set at an angle from the handle, as they keep your hands clear of the mesh while you cut.
- A drill and drill bit approximately 5mm diameter — check your cable ties can pass through.

Directions:
Step 1: Lay out the mesh
Step 2: Fold the wire mesh to wrap the compost bin
Step 3: (Square bins only) Cutting wire to fold
Step 4: Cable tie the mesh to the compost bin."

Learn more:
https://predatorfreenz.org/get-involved/backyards-and-neighbourhoods/rat-proof-your-compost-bin/

#SolarPunkSunday #Composting #Wildlife #PestControl

#RatProof your #CompostBin

"Do you have #rats or #mice in your compost bin? Are they feasting on your food scraps and making your compost bin smell? Home compost bins are typically either round or square, and they have an open bottom which means rats and mice can easily burrow in and eat your food waste before it becomes compost.

Wellington City Council have come up with some simple steps to predator proof your compost bin, which we have summarised below.

What you will need

- Galvanised wire mesh (holes no bigger than 1.25cm, as mice and baby rats can squeeze through anything bigger) approximately 1.25m x 1.25m square.
- About 20 plastic cable ties. You could also use wire, but cable ties are faster and easier.
- Gloves and safety glasses.

If you have a square bin you will also need:

- Sturdy tin snips or cutting pliers (known as diagonal pliers) ideally with blades set at an angle from the handle, as they keep your hands clear of the mesh while you cut.
- A drill and drill bit approximately 5mm diameter — check your cable ties can pass through.

Directions:
Step 1: Lay out the mesh
Step 2: Fold the wire mesh to wrap the compost bin
Step 3: (Square bins only) Cutting wire to fold
Step 4: Cable tie the mesh to the compost bin."

Learn more:
https://predatorfreenz.org/get-involved/backyards-and-neighbourhoods/rat-proof-your-compost-bin/

#SolarPunkSunday #Composting #Wildlife #PestControl