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| hi, i notice that quite a few folks put dryer lint into their compost piles. i have never done this, and i thought i composted everything possible.
do you use the lint no matter what you use as a detergent and anti static agent? (i think i should be safe because i make my own washing stuff and dont use anything for anti static) but i always wondered about this? thanks from a lurker who loves this site but doesnt post much. |
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| It's not an issue of safety, it's an issue of decomposition. If all your clothes are made from natural fabrics then adding the lint should not be a problem. Man made fibres are like plastic and do not decompose. |
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| For the most part lint is made up of little bits of cotton that have lifted themselves off garments while drying. One of the best additions that can take a while to come to something is the drum that collects your inside vacuum system pickups. And yes, maybe these include amounts of man-made carpet that have been ingested but they are not so mighty they don't break down with the rest of it. The bags that collect our garbage are fast being made to decompose along with the garbage. Garbage dumps are overloaded with the old ones and something had to be done to fight it. In such communities that have such policy, it doesn't make sense to stop at this and not promote composting. |
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| We put lint in a fire kit(Scouts) & after the rain we put out lint for birds to use in their nest. But I think you could compost it. |
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| Results will vary most of my lint is puppy hair so compostable |
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| If your clothing is made of natural fiber, cotton, wool, flax, etc. that lint is compostable, but if the clothing is made of synthetic fiber, Nylon, Dacron, etc. the lint will not compost. |
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