On May 15, 8:43*pm, Rikki wrote:
I have been making my pots out of newspaper for the last couple of
years, but someone has piped up that newspaper has arsenic in it and
it's dangerous to use. Can anyone tell me if it's true please.


There is no arsenic in newsprint.
At one time it contained antimony which is nearly as bad but no longer
the case.

The coloured inks should be avoided as they contain heavy metal
oxides.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink#Hea...mental_aspects