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Used tissue and kitchen roll

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  • 06-03-2019 5:46pm
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    Acey10
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    Hi, can anyone help with which bin these go in? Thanks!


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    JustJoe7240
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    Acey10 wrote: »
    Hi, can anyone help with which bin these go in? Thanks!

    General Waste


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    MrMusician18
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    Brown


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    mjv2ydratu679c
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    Can be composted - brown bin


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


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    Acey10
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    Thanks!!


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    TCM
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    MrMusician18 wrote:
    Brown

    No


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

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    Acey10
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    TCM wrote: »
    No

    Where do go then


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    Day Lewin
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    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)


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Brown bin.


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    TheChizler
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    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.


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    MOTM
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    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?


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    Acey10
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    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?


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    MOTM
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    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?


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


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    punisher5112
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    Cardboard that is stained with food should also go in brown bin if one has one.


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    crisco10
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    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.


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    punisher5112
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    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.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    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.


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    TheChizler
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    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.


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    Anteayer
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    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.


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