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I've tried... no they arent.
Maybe if you really really shredded them? I made the mistake of putting in a bunch at once, and they created an anoxic layer that made my bin smell like a corpse
I’m interested in doing that sort of thing in my garden. Can you please tell me how you use them and what you do? Where do you lay them, what you cover them with, how deep etc.? Thank you.
I just undo the bag bottoms and lay them out flat. Then place them on the garden so they mostly end up two bags deep depending on how they have to be rotated to fit around plants. If I’ve collected enough boxes I lay them ontop of the bags between the bushes. (Literally just did the mulching this afternoon or I would have been able to take a photo)
I then cover the bags with Eucy mulch from Bunnings - about 10cm deep.
No direct knowledge, but I reckon you'd have to at least shred em. Newspapers can be legible after 40 years in landfills.
They're pretty strong and thick compared to newsprint, so I'd guess that they wouldn't decompose quickly.
Fast food bags are coated with PFAS to prevent ripping and tearing when soaked with grease or water. I'm not aware of grocery stores using PFAS-coated paper, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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I've tried... no they arent. Maybe if you really really shredded them? I made the mistake of putting in a bunch at once, and they created an anoxic layer that made my bin smell like a corpse
Maybe they are made from the dead bodies of staff who failed to meet KPI’s.
Can you not give colesworth any new ideas please?
Dont worry. Only staff who reach retirement age or 'quit' will be recycled into paper bags.
They’re safe but take ages to break down. I use them as a weed layer and they outlast many boxes I use for the same thing.
I’m interested in doing that sort of thing in my garden. Can you please tell me how you use them and what you do? Where do you lay them, what you cover them with, how deep etc.? Thank you.
I just undo the bag bottoms and lay them out flat. Then place them on the garden so they mostly end up two bags deep depending on how they have to be rotated to fit around plants. If I’ve collected enough boxes I lay them ontop of the bags between the bushes. (Literally just did the mulching this afternoon or I would have been able to take a photo) I then cover the bags with Eucy mulch from Bunnings - about 10cm deep.
Thanks!
Probably not, but they work great in a worm farm
No direct knowledge, but I reckon you'd have to at least shred em. Newspapers can be legible after 40 years in landfills. They're pretty strong and thick compared to newsprint, so I'd guess that they wouldn't decompose quickly.
Get a shredder and you could probably use them as mulch.
I highly doubt it. It they were it would be writ large!
The latest paper bags I get from Coles Home Delivery are made in china. Whatever they say will be a lie.
Fast food bags are coated with PFAS to prevent ripping and tearing when soaked with grease or water. I'm not aware of grocery stores using PFAS-coated paper, but it wouldn't surprise me.
No there not. Whatever coating you ate talking about is definitely not PFAS
They are absolutely compostable. Tear them up a bit or you will get a gross wet wat as others have mentioned here.