You have a potential valuable resource on hand, even if you and your neighbor consider the compost pile an "eyesore". Even if some material might still be identifiable if it smells like good, rich earth it can be spread around, on planting beds or your lawn, where the compost will feed the soil bacteria in your soil. If the egg shells, orange peels, clumps of potting soil, and urn liners cannot be easily made into small bits and pieces you could screen them out for use on a compost pile elsewhere.

Why not just move the pile?

Is the landscape fabric under the compost pile? I'm sorry, I couldn't clarify that from reading your post.

If it looks like finished compost, I'd use it.

If it didn't look finished, I'd probably either make it look more attractive or move it and finish it.

Stick a shovel in and find out whether there is finished compost under there you can use. If so, scrape off the unfinished stuff and set it aside (maybe make a new pile out of sight?) and use the good stuff.

If you ask people in a composting forum whether you should get rid of a compost pile, we're liable to ask you for your address. So don't tempt us. :-]

ha ha; toxcrusadr, you made me laugh :-)

I think we have tossed all identifiable items off the top and sides and are down to the "good stuff" now.

Landscaping materials is NOT under compost pile - it is under some more mature plants that have been planted by the previous owner - do I add this and then mulch or just this? How thick?

I have approx. 2.5' x 3' to find a use for.

If possible screen then mulch away!

Compost is a great mulch, even if half done. You can put it on several inches thick. If it doesn't look pleasing to your eye you can then cover it with whatever mulch you like. The worms will till in the compost for you as it breaks down.

Glad I gave you a laugh, it looks like we can use more of that around here.

If you do some reading about the landscape fabric/plastic, I think you'll decide to remove it. Having it between the soil and the compost/mulch prevents many of the benefits from being realized, and most people usually end up hating it later for all kinds of reasons.

I agree, tox. A good laugh keeps everything in perspective ;)

We are coming to take your unwanted compost. If you live nearby. From ipad

BTW, the title of this thread gave me a chuckle. As in:

"Compost pile?"

The general answer always being... "Yes!"