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Composting Tea Bags
Hi All,
I've recently started to begin recycling everything I can at home, and was wondering if I can put tea bags on my compost heap. Will the bags rot down or do I just rip them and compost the actual tea. We tend to use a hell of a lot of tea bags in our house. Thanks. Paul Pettet. |
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In article , "paul pettet" writes: | | I've recently started to begin recycling everything I can at home, and was | wondering if I can put tea bags on my compost heap. Will the bags rot down | or do I just rip them and compost the actual tea. We tend to use a hell of a | lot of tea bags in our house. They will also compost if you don't rip them. Chuck 'em on. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Composting Tea Bags
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:14:32 +0100, paul pettet
wrote: Hi All, I've recently started to begin recycling everything I can at home, and was wondering if I can put tea bags on my compost heap. Will the bags rot down or do I just rip them and compost the actual tea. We tend to use a hell of a lot of tea bags in our house. Thanks. Paul Pettet. Yep, they're good in a compost heap. Just bung them on whole. Whatever the bags are made of it rots. Tim. |
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Composting Tea Bags
Either in compost heap or a worm bin Tea Bags are fine
I put every single ounce of kitchen waste including coffe grinds, citrus peel and the contents of vacumn cleaner in my compost and its great stuff "paul pettet" wrote in message ... Hi All, I've recently started to begin recycling everything I can at home, and was wondering if I can put tea bags on my compost heap. Will the bags rot down or do I just rip them and compost the actual tea. We tend to use a hell of a lot of tea bags in our house. Thanks. Paul Pettet. |
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As do I
I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) O "bnd777" wrote in message ... Either in compost heap or a worm bin Tea Bags are fine I put every single ounce of kitchen waste including coffe grinds, citrus peel and the contents of vacumn cleaner in my compost and its great stuff "paul pettet" wrote in message ... Hi All, I've recently started to begin recycling everything I can at home, and was wondering if I can put tea bags on my compost heap. Will the bags rot down or do I just rip them and compost the actual tea. We tend to use a hell of a lot of tea bags in our house. Thanks. Paul Pettet. |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:40:19 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) no and yes -- martin |
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"martin" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:40:19 +0100, "Ophelia" wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) no and yes Fank goodness *giggle* |
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In article , Ophelia
writes As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) O Wasn't that the old fashioned tea leaves down the drain because they would block it? Whereas coffee grouts would clear a drain? Seem to remember it yonks ago when my parents had an hotel and I was roped into helping in the kitchens and came to my lot to do the tea and coffee pots after breakfast :-(( Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forthcoming reunions. British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:50:25 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote: "martin" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:40:19 +0100, "Ophelia" wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) no and yes Fank goodness *giggle* You'll be needing one of these then http://www.nettrader.co.uk/custom/lambswoolduster/ -- martin |
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Ophelia wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) Not TOTALLY. It is illegal (yes, a crime) to put disposable nappies into the dustbin, and there was a proposal to make it illegal to put meat scraps into the compost bin, but I don't remember anything explicitly about tea bags. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Ophelia wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) Not TOTALLY. It is illegal (yes, a crime) to put disposable nappies So how is one meant to dispose of them? into the dustbin, and there was a proposal to make it illegal to put meat scraps into the compost bin, but I don't remember anything explicitly about tea bags. Regards, Nick Maclaren. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Nick Maclaren writes In article , Ophelia wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) Not TOTALLY. It is illegal (yes, a crime) to put disposable nappies So how is one meant to dispose of them? into the dustbin, and there was a proposal to make it illegal to put meat scraps into the compost bin, but I don't remember anything explicitly about tea bags. Isn't it illegal ( EU directive ) to have a compost heap within 270 feet (?) of a domestic dwelling, so if you have one at all you're probably a criminal, never mind what you put on it..... It is also illegal ( EU directive ) to burn wood on other than the ground it was grown on. I expect you'll all be turning yourselves in to the police bright and early tomorrow - if you come clean they might go easy on you!!! Andy |
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Kay Easton wrote: In article , Nick Maclaren writes In article , Ophelia wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) Not TOTALLY. It is illegal (yes, a crime) to put disposable nappies So how is one meant to dispose of them? Where DID you get the idea that it is either the manufacturers' or the government's concern to allow you a legal way of disposing of things that they encourage you to buy? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia writes As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) O Wasn't that the old fashioned tea leaves down the drain because they would block it? Whereas coffee grouts would clear a drain? No Mike it was definitely to do with compost heaps |
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Composting Tea Bags
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia wrote: As do I I always feel slightly guilty though because I have an odd memory that some law came into being which would affect our rights to put tea bags into the compost bin. Does anyone else remember that or am I totally mad) Not TOTALLY. thankew thankew...I knew there would be at least one kind person here) |
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