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

"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.

"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?

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.

Phisherman wrote in
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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.

(Baxter) wrote in message om...
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

Yes, You are able to put receipts in to your compost bin, but not too many.

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.

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.

(Baxter) wrote in
m:

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.

no problem, although if you thought that was detailed, wait till you read
something from paghat. I usually keep my receipts for at least a year for
tax and warranty purposes. I've noticed that sometimes the thermals start
developing some sort of crystals on the surface, so I was curious myself,
but I didn't have the werewithal to look further and find out what exactly
the stuff is.

As for identity theft, I usually shred some extra stuff and mix it up real
good. I don't think store credit card receipts are a big liability,
though. The ones I've gotten recently have only name and last 4 digits of
the card.

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
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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.

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.

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Why not just burn them?

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www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"Warren" wrote in news:nhXmc.48205$0H1.4560042
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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.

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.

"David Hill" wrote in news:c7i437
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Why not just burn them?


Wouldn't want to inhale the exhaust. I've also heard you shouldn't burn
gift wrapping paper.

"..........
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