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nina norman
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
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Location: Saginaw (NW Fort Worth), Texas
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject: pencil shavings |
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| Is it safe to add pencil shavings to the compost pile? My kids go through pencils like crazy and I wonder if the material is compostable? |
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chuckfranke
Joined: 08 Oct 2003
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Location: Rowlett TX
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I am 99.9% sure that pencil 'lead' is all graphite these days, graphite ==Carbon==lunch for the microbes... can't see the harm in it. |
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nina norman
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Location: Saginaw (NW Fort Worth), Texas
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:11 am Post subject: pencil shavings |
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| cool beans! thanks a bunch! |
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