Used tissue and kitchen roll

Acey10 · 06-03-2019 4:46pm #1

Hi, can anyone help with which bin these go in? Thanks!

JustJoe7240 · 06-03-2019 4:49pm

Acey10 wrote: »

Hi, can anyone help with which bin these go in? Thanks!

General Waste

MrMusician18 · 06-03-2019 4:49pm

Brown

mjv2ydratu679c · 07-03-2019 8:58am

Can be composted - brown bin

Day Lewin · 07-03-2019 10:50pm

Or in your compost pile at home. Worms and woodlice will happily munch soft paper.

Acey10 · 08-03-2019 8:20pm

Thanks!!

TCM · 08-03-2019 8:29pm

MrMusician18 wrote:

Brown

No

Rows Grower · 08-03-2019 8:48pm

Use them to start the fire when you're burning the plastic.

Acey10 · 09-03-2019 10:31am

TCM wrote: »

No

Where do go then

Day Lewin · 09-03-2019 12:42pm

Acey10 wrote: »

Where do go then

They DO go in brown bin: with food scraps, leaves, etc: they are bio-degradable.

TCM is incorrect, (or just teasing)

Alf Veedersane · 09-03-2019 12:49pm

Brown bin.

TheChizler · 09-03-2019 12:49pm

Depends what you were doing with them. Dirty with biodegradable stuff, then compost bin. Cleaning with harsh chemicals or using to wipe something like car oil then waste bin.

MOTM · 11-03-2019 8:17am

Acey10 wrote: »

Hi, can anyone help with which bin these go in? Thanks!

Are you asking (and are the answers about) the paper or the cardboard insert?

Acey10 · 11-03-2019 2:19pm

MOTM wrote: »

Are you asking (and are the answers about) the paper or the cardboard insert?

Hey i was talking about the used part that's dirty?

MOTM · 11-03-2019 2:28pm

Acey10 wrote: »

Hey i was talking about the used part that's dirty?

I've been composting this without an issue. Anyone have views on recyclability of the insert? Or compostability?

TheChizler · 11-03-2019 2:29pm

It's just cardboard so either is probably fine, depending on your waste company.

punisher5112 · 11-03-2019 2:31pm

Cardboard that is stained with food should also go in brown bin if one has one.

crisco10 · 15-03-2019 9:40am

punisher5112 wrote: »

Cardboard that is stained with food should also go in brown bin if one has one.

Does that include things like pizza boxes??

General note, it really frustrates me how hard it is to clarify what goes in what bin.

punisher5112 · 15-03-2019 10:34am

crisco10 wrote: »

Does that include things like pizza boxes??

General note, it really frustrates me how hard it is to clarify what goes in what bin.

It does indeed.

Likes of pizza boxes that are soiled such as still covered in food.

Capt'n Midnight · 16-03-2019 5:30pm

IIRC a lot of tissue is made with recycled fibres, so they are too short to be used again so even if clean they gone into the brown bin.

The cardboard tube goes into the green bin.

The plastic wrapping probably goes into the black bin depending on who you recycle with.

TheChizler · 19-03-2019 9:55am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

IIRC a lot of tissue is made with recycled fibres, so they are too short to be used again so even if clean they gone into the brown bin.

Fair point. I presume you mean compost bin here? Not all waste companies around the country use the same colour identifiers. My waste, compast, and glass bins are green and recycling is red.

Anteayer · 23-03-2019 5:47pm

Depends what your kitchen "paper" is made from. Some of the very heavy duty paper contains plastic! Some of them are practically a roll of J Cloths.
Simple kitchen paper is biodegradable as it's just paper.

We need "COMPOSTABLE" labelling. People can't really be expected to know what exactly package and other materials are made from.

Used tissue and kitchen roll

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