Comments on: Leaflets and junk mail https://www.compostthis.co.uk/leaflets The easy to use composting guide Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Daniel Cain https://www.compostthis.co.uk/leaflets#comment-1358483 Sat, 12 Oct 2019 11:26:33 +0000 http://www.compostthis.co.uk/leaflets#comment-1358483 Hi – Just discovered your website, so cool, I love it. Anyway, I have recently started shredding some of my junk mail (I think that is the equivalent of “leaflets” in the US) and adding it to my compost. Seems to be working great. As you recommended, I avoid the highly glossy mail because of the issue with metals in the ink.

Anyway, my question is you mentioned keeping the mail printed on regular office paper in the recycling stream. In the US the recycling system is really stressed because of the ongoing trade tensions with China (most of our recyclable material is shipped there). Previous estimates of the rate of paper actually recycled ranges from 50-70%. So (wow, this is a long-winded question, sorry), my thinking is that by composting some of my paper I’m likely reducing the amount of greenhouse gas released into the world. I like the certainty I get about the ultimate end to this wasteful junk mail.

Thoughts? Do you think that logic makes sense? Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

]]> By: Beginning composting - Page 2 https://www.compostthis.co.uk/leaflets#comment-150249 Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:46:35 +0000 http://www.compostthis.co.uk/leaflets#comment-150249 […] Originally Posted by Gertrude's Ghost What's the problem with composting glossy paper? A lot of our junk mail is from companies we have bought from in the past (and might in the future) so I don't think I would send stuff back. Helps the local authority meet its recycling targets, too. This might help explain it Can I Compost Leaflets and junk mail? | Can I Compost This? […]

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