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Default robust labelling system?

On 21/03/2021 08:48, Andy Bennet wrote:


Drill holes in rim and thread through coloured tyraps. I'm sure you can
come up with a useful code for a sequence of colours.
Easy/quick/bombproof and replaceable.


Many cheap coloured tie wraps/cable ties are not UV stable and will
become brittle within a season.

I have used a variety of substantial cable ties to hold a couple of my
(square) compost bin sides together and have to replace them on a
regular basis. The main fixings on my bins snap out when getting towards
fully loaded and I drilled holes and used cable ties instead. For around
12 months these ties can hold the strain but once exposed to full sun
during a summer they snap. However, I would expect in the OPs case that
cable ties under no stress would survive longer.


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