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Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would
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On May 1, 10:12*am, starrysmile wrote:
Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Absolutely. |
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On May 1, 11:21*am, Mycosimian wrote:
On May 1, 10:12*am, starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Absolutely. Thanks! Great way to recycle them then. |
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g'day starrysmile,
we use any ot those sort of bags to put craps of paper generated in the house, used tissues etc.,. and this all then goes out to our fruit tree growing area and covered with mulch. around here if it rots it stays and gets used on site. On Fri, 1 May 2009 08:12:22 -0700 (PDT), starrysmile wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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, starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Years ago inks (like paints) contained heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. but no longer. Paper/cardboard with colored printing is perfectly safe, computer printer ink is safe too... however can't vouch for what comes from China. |
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On May 1, 2:58*pm, "brooklyn1" wrote:
"Billy" wrote in message .... In article , starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Years ago inks (like paints) contained heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. but no longer. *Paper/cardboard with colored printing is perfectly safe, computer printer ink is safe too... however can't vouch for what comes from China. Toner from laser printers and photocopiers contains polymers to help it adhere to paper and also some carcinogens. These things are probably less of a risk to you, in your garden, as to people working in offices full of old printers. |
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"Mycosimian" wrote in message ... On May 1, 2:58 pm, "brooklyn1" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Years ago inks (like paints) contained heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. but no longer. Paper/cardboard with colored printing is perfectly safe, computer printer ink is safe too... however can't vouch for what comes from China. Toner from laser printers and photocopiers contains polymers to help it adhere to paper and also some carcinogens. These things are probably less of a risk to you, in your garden, as to people working in offices full of old printers. =========== Everything in excess is toxic, even water. Toner used for printing evaporates from paper almost immediately so it never gets directly from the printed paper into the soil. All sorts of schmutz is in the air and we really can't do much about that getting into soil... and as long as we breathe so what. You do realize that soil in of itself is fairly toxic, try not to eat too much of it at one time. Truth is our planet is toxic, that's why eventually we die, and become soil. |
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On May 1, 4:04*pm, "brooklyn1" wrote:
"Mycosimian" wrote in message ... On May 1, 2:58 pm, "brooklyn1" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message .... In article , starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Years ago inks (like paints) contained heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. but no longer. Paper/cardboard with colored printing is perfectly safe, computer printer ink is safe too... however can't vouch for what comes from China. Toner from laser printers and photocopiers contains polymers to help it adhere to paper and also some carcinogens. These things are probably less of a risk to you, in your garden, as to people working in offices full of old printers. =========== Everything in excess is toxic, even water. *Toner used for printing evaporates from paper almost immediately so it never gets directly from the printed paper into the soil. *All sorts of schmutz is in the air and we really can't do much about that getting into soil... and as long as we breathe so what. *You do realize that soil in of itself is fairly toxic, try not to eat too much of it at one time. *Truth is our planet is toxic, that's why eventually we die, and become soil. I'm not sure if this is good or troubling news. Good because now I am less paranoid of that stuff building up in my garden. Bad because I'm surrounded by toner evaporators at work. |
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In article ,
"brooklyn1" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , starrysmile wrote: Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Thank you. Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Years ago inks (like paints) contained heavy metals like lead, cadmium, etc. but no longer. Paper/cardboard with colored printing is perfectly safe, computer printer ink is safe too... however can't vouch for what comes from China. http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/wastmang/msw8.pdf Recycling Newspaper for Mulch in Home Gardens Slick pages of any paper product are not recommended because some inks in these materials may still contain heavy metals. Most inks now used have organic soybean oil or petroleum as a base. Recycling old newspapers into a mulch material, rather than dumping it in landfills is an environmentally friendly practice. Hmmm. Not as bad as I thought. I mean the colored sections of the paper, pictures and ads. Just avoid the slick colored sections. God, I feel like a racist but y'all know what I mean. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html |
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"brooklyn1" wrote in message
"Billy" wrote in message Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Ah drat - I should have read the thread before making a redundant post! |
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "brooklyn1" wrote in message "Billy" wrote in message Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Colored inks are no more toxic than black ink and inks are no longer toxic, haven't been for many years. Ah drat - I should have read the thread before making a redundant post! It's okay, sometimes redundancy is good, enhances credibility credibility. |
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"Billy" wrote in message
Don't use the ones with colored logos on them though, as you wouldn't use colored ads from the newspaper either. Why not? These days printers ink doesn't have the heavy metals like it used to have 'in the olden days' so I can't see any reason not to use any paper with any coloured ink on it. |
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"starrysmile" wrote in message
Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Ah memories. I haven't seen a paper grocery bag for 25+ years. I remember them with great fondness. And yes, you could use then as a weed barrier with a more attractive material on top as a mulch - dunno if you'd actually want to use them as a mulch on their own though. |
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "starrysmile" wrote in message Would it be ok to use brown paper grocery bags for mulch as one would use newspaper? Ah memories. I haven't seen a paper grocery bag for 25+ years. I remember them with great fondness. And yes, you could use then as a weed barrier with a more attractive material on top as a mulch - dunno if you'd actually want to use them as a mulch on their own though. In some cases attractive is not important, and and covering with bits and pieces creates a lot of extra labor. I use any kind of corrogated cardboard in my vegetable garden, I don't care how it looks... covering it with say wood chips would only present a problem in a vegetable garden as it becomes mixed in with the soil. |
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