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Profile picture is of a bumble bee sitting on an echinacia flower
Header picture is of Harry the Handcrank
Accidental collector of handcrank sewing machines, currently have 1 treadle and 6 handcranks in the house but hopefully will go down to 3
Enjoy sewing, knitting and mending things

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2026-01-26 17:18:02 UTC

I really need some help with some specialist knowledge. Please boost for reach.
Does anyone have a detailed comparison of the carbon footprint of composting foodwaste as opposed to an anerobic digestor with the gas being collected and burnt for fuel?
Background and more info.
Tomorrow I'm going to be asking a question at my local District Council (UK) about their new food waste initiative.
They are going to provide a new weekly food waste collection with the rollout providing new bins but also plastic bags to put food waste into. The plastic bag is be removed at the disposal facility which will be incinerated.
Food waste, after the plastic bag removal will be put in an anerobic digestor with the aim to syphon off the gases for "energy use" which I'm pretty sure means burning them.
Our current system is the food waste goes in our green bin and goes to a large composting facility.
I'm pretty sure of my assertion that providing single use plastic bags that will be burnt will increase rather than reduce their carbon footprint.
My question I can't find the answer is the following:
Is it more carbon friendly to hot compost food waste or to use an anerobic digester which harvests the gases to be burnt as fuel.
Does anyone have a detailed, nuanced, comparison of the carbon footprint of composting foodwaste as opposed to an anerobic digestor.
Deadline to question is 20hrs (sorry for short timeframe got the original date wrong). However if you miss the deadline but have useful info I'm sure this is the first round.
Please boost for reach and thank you for taking to time read this long post.
#fedihelp #ClimateChange #CarbonFootprint

2026-01-21 22:15:10 UTC

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@nprofile…7760 thank you so much for writing about this. I've read about eating Dahlia tubers but haven't tried eating any of them. Will definitely have a go this year.

2025-11-25 21:52:21 UTC

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@nprofile…etrn wow that is a fantastic company.

2025-11-19 14:03:43 UTC

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@nprofile…czr6 I might have to speak to some friends who live in the EU and see if there is something I can do.
Thank you so much for all your help

2025-11-19 13:32:46 UTC

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I'm also not keen on getting a new pressure cooker as there is no guarantee that I'm not going to be put in this situation again thanks to all companies going down the inbuilt obsolescence road.

2025-11-19 13:27:58 UTC

Having a bit of a dilemma.
I have a pressure cooker that I've owned for 20 years. Love it and use it on a weekly basis.
The seal needs replacing. This is the third time I've needed to replace it, but considering how often I use it that makes sense.
The company that made it is WMF and in the UK I now can't find a replacement. Even searching overseas it seems to be that they are discontinuing that sized ring. Its a very specific thickness and shape. (product number WMF 37.8947.9903 (20cm))
I've found one website that seems to do it, but don't recognise it as a brand and my german is not good enough to know if it is a proper website.
https://www.schnellkochtopfdichtungen.de/epages/61416470.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61416470/Products/201/SubProducts/201-0011
Any help/advice in getting a replacement gasket gratefully received.
Boosts welcome and thank you in advance.

2025-10-01 13:17:38 UTC

I'm a member of Metro Bank and recently had to deal with their AI on the phone.
It was a complete waste of my time, kept on misunderstanding me and in the end I just grey rocked it and repeated that I wanted to talk a person.
After said lovely person helped me with what I wanted, I also asked to raise a complaint about the shittyness of their AI.
My complaint was upheld.
I recommend each time you come across shit AI that is wasting your time to raise a complaint. The more people that push back against this the better. It also helps people inside the company to push back against it as well.
I also got apology in the form of money.

2025-06-26 20:20:13 UTC

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@nprofile…z5wd I'm always excited to see new yarn and project progress.

2025-06-26 19:17:25 UTC

Q2: Where do you do your craft or making? What sort of space is it? Let’s see some photos of workstations, if you want to share.
A2. I don't have a specific place to craft, my knitting is anywhere I can sit down. For making clothes its the dining table if it is clear or the floor if it is clear. Any DIY is in the garden or kitchen depending on how big/messy the project is.
#MakersHour

2025-05-18 17:50:58 UTC

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@nprofile…8t0c there are some things that should never be run for a profit and caring for people is one of them.

2025-05-18 15:59:04 UTC

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@nprofile…8t0c Mushed broccoli is a total travesty. Is the lettuce just boring iceburg or do you get a selection? Surely that are rules about nutrition on what gets served?

2025-05-16 21:28:17 UTC

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@nprofile…8t0c were there any vegetables around at all?

2024-05-12 14:32:46 UTC

Just sharing a photograph of our beautiful Medlar tree in full flower. I'm so grateful to our local market stall holder that introduced me to this wonderful fruit. It is definitely the fruit version of marmite, but I definitely love both the fruit and the lovely tree that produces it.
#Bloomscrolling
https://mendeddrum.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/428/536/456/133/221/original/46e3ead06b0610c1.jpg