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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
On Mon, 03 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 The compost heap is a good place for old tax forms, too. Too bad politicians can't be composted and recycled. What a plus for the environment! I suspect adding politicians to the compost heap will contaminate the area for years to come. |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
"............The compost heap is a good place for old tax forms, too. Too
bad politicians can't be composted and recycled. What a plus for the environment! I suspect adding politicians to the compost heap will contaminate the area for years to come .........." But not as much as leaving them walking and talking will. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Can I put store receipts in my compost pile?
"David Hill" wrote in news:c7km43
: ".......... 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. I read a Car Talk column (Ray and Tom Magliozzi) about diesel engines recently. It said that Europeans weren't quite as concerned with air pollution as Americans. I usually don't pay attention to generalizations, but due to your comment, I wonder if it is true. Anyway, gasoline is formulated for combustion. Store receipts and gift wrapping paper aren't. Now if you were talking about American diesel vehicles (which very few people drive, pretty much burn sludge and apparently don't have the pollution controls of modern European diesel cars), I'd agree with your pollution accessment. But I seriously doubt a gallon of diesel has near as much heavy metal as a newspaper sized sheet of gift wrapping paper. I don't know whether gasoline or diesel is a closer analog of 'petrol' or if 'petrol' is different enough to be neither. (Assuming petrol is what you call engine fuel ... I'm not so good with the Queen's English). As for standing around trying to avoid the combustion cloud and stay upwind (if there is wind) yourself, letting the toxins precipitate wherever they end up, you could always just not burn it, end of problem. Knowing that thermal paper has been treated, but not with what I'd just as soon choose not to burn (or compost) it. Random link about gift wrapping hazards: http://access.wa.gov/news/2003/Dec/n20031111_6518.aspx Excerpt: Washington State Department of Ecology, December 11, 2003 "All paper creates toxins when burned, but the colored or glossy papers used to wrap presents have even more poison in its smoke. The inks and coatings are commonly made of plastics, toxic metals such as copper, lead and chrome, and other hazardous materials. When burned, these materials become tiny particles that lodge deep in the lungs. Poisons in the paper can damage nervous systems, kidneys and other organs, and could even result in cancer over time." *********************** Happy M-day to all M's. |
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