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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
I have a lot of shredded store receipts and I am wondering if they can
be thrown into my compost bin. Should I be concerned about the ink, or the type of paper used for receipts? Thanks, Baxter |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
"Baxter" wrote in message m... I have a lot of shredded store receipts and I am wondering if they can be thrown into my compost bin. Yes. |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
"Fito" wrote in message ...
"Baxter" wrote in message m... I have a lot of shredded store receipts and I am wondering if they can be thrown into my compost bin. Yes. Some of my receipts have the texture of fax paper. And I was told that fax papers should not be put into the pile. Is that true? |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
Phisherman wrote in
: On 3 May 2004 14:53:42 -0700, (Baxter) wrote: I have a lot of shredded store receipts and I am wondering if they can be thrown into my compost bin. Should I be concerned about the ink, or the type of paper used for receipts? Thanks, Baxter You can use the store receipts in the compost. It should be soy ink. I prefer to hang onto my receipts for at least a month. I add coffee grounds and filter to the compost. You can add shredded B&W newspaper too. I think most of the stores around here use or have switched to thermally printed receipts (pizza hovel, beast buy, office min, c-mart, home despot to name a few). The plus side is the company doesn't need to ****** around with ink ribbons or cartridges. The down side is your receipt turns to crud after a while. In this product literature about NCR brand Thermal fax paper http://www.ncr.com/products/supplies...er_product.htm it says: All fax paper is treated to minimize curling. but it doesn't say treated with what, or if the same kind of paper that is used for thermal faxes is used for store receipts. I stick my shredded receipts in the paper recycling, but if I didn't have that, I still probably wouldn't compost it. Coffee filters, and newspaper with black ink, I'm okay with in small quantities. |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
Yes you are able to put more store receipts in to your compost pile,
not too many tho, and some receipts are print on fax like paper, this should not be used as it has been treated. |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
Wow that is a detailed reply. Thanks for the link to the NCR spec. It
really looks like lots of my receipts are of the fax paper type. The reason I want to compost the receipts is that I don't want to put them in the curb-side recycle bin. I've heard stories about people stealing them even though they are shredded. Identitiy theft is something I want to avoid. So I think composting them is a good idea. Looks like I need to rethink my strategy. Thank you! Salty Thumb wrote in message . .. Phisherman wrote in : On 3 May 2004 14:53:42 -0700, (Baxter) wrote: I have a lot of shredded store receipts and I am wondering if they can be thrown into my compost bin. Should I be concerned about the ink, or the type of paper used for receipts? Thanks, Baxter You can use the store receipts in the compost. It should be soy ink. I prefer to hang onto my receipts for at least a month. I add coffee grounds and filter to the compost. You can add shredded B&W newspaper too. I think most of the stores around here use or have switched to thermally printed receipts (pizza hovel, beast buy, office min, c-mart, home despot to name a few). The plus side is the company doesn't need to ****** around with ink ribbons or cartridges. The down side is your receipt turns to crud after a while. In this product literature about NCR brand Thermal fax paper http://www.ncr.com/products/supplies...er_product.htm it says: All fax paper is treated to minimize curling. but it doesn't say treated with what, or if the same kind of paper that is used for thermal faxes is used for store receipts. I stick my shredded receipts in the paper recycling, but if I didn't have that, I still probably wouldn't compost it. Coffee filters, and newspaper with black ink, I'm okay with in small quantities. |
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I know what you mean. The ink on thermal paper will fade in the sun.
Home depot has a 1 year warranty on plants with a receipt. It's funny that after 1 year, the receipt fades into a blank sheet! Salty Thumb wrote in message . .. Phisherman wrote in : I think most of the stores around here use or have switched to thermally printed receipts (pizza hovel, beast buy, office min, c-mart, home despot to name a few). The plus side is the company doesn't need to ****** around with ink ribbons or cartridges. The down side is your receipt turns to crud after a while. |
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Pen wrote:
I know what you mean. The ink on thermal paper will fade in the sun. Home depot has a 1 year warranty on plants with a receipt. It's funny that after 1 year, the receipt fades into a blank sheet! There's no ink involved with thermal paper. The writing on the paper is caused by heat. That's why it's called thermal. If you keep the receipts out of direct light, in a cool, reasonably dry place, they should last many years. Store them on the dashboard of a car in a humid climate, and they won't last a week. If they're lasting less than a year, you're probably storing them closer to the later than the former. As for the original question about putting them in the compost bin, I wouldn't. I wouldn't put wax paper, gift wrap, or any other product that is just paper-based, and not really paper. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. Blatant Plug: Spend your Amazon gift certificates he http://www.holzemville.com/mall/associateshop.html |
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"Warren" wrote in news:nhXmc.48205$0H1.4560042
@attbi_s54: Pen wrote: I know what you mean. The ink on thermal paper will fade in the sun. Home depot has a 1 year warranty on plants with a receipt. It's funny that after 1 year, the receipt fades into a blank sheet! There's no ink involved with thermal paper. The writing on the paper is caused by heat. That's why it's called thermal. Without getting pedantic about 'ink' here is an interesting summary of thermal printing technology: http://www.lintech.org/comp-per/16THERM.pdf For what it's worth, they call the thermally sensitive material 'dye' (16.3.1 Direct Printing on Thermal Paper, p.5). If you keep the receipts out of direct light, in a cool, reasonably dry place, they should last many years. Store them on the dashboard of a car in a humid climate, and they won't last a week. If they're lasting less than a year, you're probably storing them closer to the later than the former. As for the original question about putting them in the compost bin, I wouldn't. I wouldn't put wax paper, gift wrap, or any other product that is just paper-based, and not really paper. The crystalized ones I mentioned have been stowed away in manila envelopes or paper boxes, 60F-80F. Most of them are legible, but the contrast is unusally considerably less. But I also have some that have had the heat exposure (esp. pizza hut) and are ~50% dark. |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
"David Hill" wrote in news:c7i437
: Why not just burn them? Wouldn't want to inhale the exhaust. I've also heard you shouldn't burn gift wrapping paper. |
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Wouldn't want to inhale the exhaust. I've also heard you shouldn't burn gift wrapping paper. ..........." Then you don't stand down wind of the fire. I should think you breath in more noxious fumes every day from cars than you will from burning store receipts and gift wrapping paper. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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