I live in a rented apartment on the second floor of a house. When I moved in in May, my landlady told me I was most welcome to have a compost pile. She showed me where on the side of the house she would prefer it be, and I assumed she told her elderly mother, my downstairs neighbor, about it, too. (My landlady lives 15 minutes away.) I've been putting my food scraps in it for the past four months.
Today, I came home from the grocery store to find my compost pile and the wire mesh surrounding it had been moved to the trash. There was a note on my door from my downstairs neighbor saying the next-door neighbors had complained, and I should use the trash cans.
I want to keep my compost pile, but I don't want it to be a big tug-of-war between me and the neighbors, especially if my downstairs neighbor gets caught in the middle. I want to use the compost next spring when I put in a garden. (My landlady also approved a garden.)
Advice?
Today, I came home from the grocery store to find my compost pile and the wire mesh surrounding it had been moved to the trash. There was a note on my door from my downstairs neighbor saying the next-door neighbors had complained, and I should use the trash cans.
I want to keep my compost pile, but I don't want it to be a big tug-of-war between me and the neighbors, especially if my downstairs neighbor gets caught in the middle. I want to use the compost next spring when I put in a garden. (My landlady also approved a garden.)
Advice?