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Newspapers as mulch
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I have read and know some folks who add shredded newspapers to their compost piles, and who lay sheets of it under leaves, to prevent weeds from growing, and then dig it in when it disintegrates. My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? I think I recall the Independent uses soy-based inks, but would it also contain other elements that would be bad? Thanks. Kira |
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 22:48:12 GMT in Kira Dirlik !! wrote:
Hello All, I have read and know some folks who add shredded newspapers to their compost piles, and who lay sheets of it under leaves, to prevent weeds from growing, and then dig it in when it disintegrates. My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? I think I recall the Independent uses soy-based inks, but would it also contain other elements that would be bad? As memory serves the nuisance and disturber switched to a soy based ink back in the 90s. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
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Kira Dirlik !! wrote: I have read and know some folks who add shredded newspapers to their compost piles, and who lay sheets of it under leaves, to prevent weeds from growing, and then dig it in when it disintegrates. My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? I think I recall the Independent uses soy-based inks, but would it also contain other elements that would be bad? As memory serves the nuisance and disturber switched to a soy based ink back in the 90s. And all these years I thought it was the Noise and Disturber. But no matter what's in it wasn't fit to print anyway and it should disintegrate rapidly especially if you line your bird cages with it first. Dick |
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Thanks to posters, and to a more informative personal e-mail, for the
info. Seems acrylic would just be extra specks but not do any harm to the soil or be sucked up by plants. Kira |
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wrote in message rg... On Tue, 24 May 2005 22:48:12 GMT in Kira Dirlik !! wrote: Hello All, I have read and know some folks who add shredded newspapers to their compost piles, and who lay sheets of it under leaves, to prevent weeds from growing, and then dig it in when it disintegrates. My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? I think I recall the Independent uses soy-based inks, but would it also contain other elements that would be bad? As memory serves the nuisance and disturber switched to a soy based ink back in the 90s. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil I was wondering what to do with those free papers I got. Jo |
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My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and
the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? Does anyone know about using office paper, cash register receipts,etc ? I usually shred my financial papers, and was wondering if I could add it to the mulch pile. |
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 21:19:36 GMT in Don S wrote:
My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? Does anyone know about using office paper, cash register receipts,etc ? I usually shred my financial papers, and was wondering if I could add it to the mulch pile. Dunno if things leach out, but it looked like pop was using shredded documents as mulch this year. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
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On 2005-05-26, Don S wrote:
My question deals with the ink. Does ink (say from the N&O and the Chatham Record) have chemicals, lead, etc. in it, and would it be really bad to use it in a veggie garden? Does anyone know about using office paper, cash register receipts,etc ? I usually shred my financial papers, and was wondering if I could add it to the mulch pile. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitiz...df/elmd084.pdf I have used small quantities from my own hp printer. The above is one of their MSDS sheets. Not particularly toxic or mutagenic, but if one does not know what was used then it is best to probably stay away from it as a mulch. The inks may contain other harmful substances in the solvents used. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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