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quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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Posted by
finchelover 5b-6 (
My Page) on
Sat, Nov 12, 11 at 22:05
| do you place the rolls into your compost piles as is or should you cut them into pieces |
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RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| You could just throw them in, they won't last long ;-) I shred all of mine (cardboard,brown paper bags etc) 
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RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| You can throw them in without shredding them but the smaller they are the quicker the bacteria that digest the material in your compost will be able to work on them. |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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- Posted by claire z6b Coastal MA (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 14:11
| Toilet paper rolls, and many other cylindrical containers made of paper products, are constructed in a spiral so you can pull them apart into one twisty piece. For some strange reason this always amuses me so I usually pull them apart. Then I either shred the twisty piece or just wet it and throw it into the compost pail. Claire |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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- Posted by jolj 7b/8a-S.C.,USA (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 15:03
In the Spring, when you put your seedling out,cut the rolls into 1/3's.
Use these rings to STOP cut worms from finding your tender, young, helpless plants.
But I would compost the rest. |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| Hey, jolj, that's a pretty good hint. I make collars from cardboard---how dense of me! |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| I throw them into the pile as is, or sometimes give them a quick twist (as I do with office paper) to make it less likely to mat or fly away. |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| Claire seems to be easily amused! LOL NT |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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- Posted by claire z6b Coastal MA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 19, 11 at 10:31
| "Claire seems to be easily amused!" Well, yes, and then there's paper towel rolls..... 
Claire |
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- Posted by claire z6b Coastal MA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 19, 11 at 12:55
Or, to put it in a different context...
 Claire |
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- Posted by claire z6b Coastal MA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 19, 11 at 13:26
| But, sadly, I eventually have to stop playing and add the paper towel roll to the compost pile. 
Claire |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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- Posted by pt03 2b Southern Manitob (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 19, 11 at 14:03
| How can one not be amused by that?? Made me smile. BTW, -17C (just over 1F) and six inches of snow up here this morning so I needed something to smile about, thx Claire. Lloyd |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| Well........... I think Claire has a certain Flair...... and I also had a nice smile ---- Calire ---I carve my pumpkin in the same fashion as the one in your pile---weird !!! Stay warm LLoyd ---- don't forget to bring in the brass monkeys tonight !!---JB |
RE: quuestion about toilet paper rolls
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| Claire, Claire, Claire!!! |
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