Suit yourself, but it’s best to operate from an informed position. The ink plants are governed by regulations—we had to have mouse traps outside the building and be rodent free for health reasons. They made me take down my finch feeder.
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I am sorry, but I thought I made it clear that I do compost newspaper and was not concerned with their ink, since I already knew that most toxic materials were no longer used. I also happened to confirm that the newspaper I subscribe to doesn’t use toxic materials, so I believe that qualifies as being informed.
I do agree that it is best to make an informed decision. The paperboard cartons are colored all over and coated with something. I did a few searches, including the material safety data sheets, and was not able to ascertain exactly what they were made of.
So out of an abundance of caution, I decided not to use them since I wasn’t fully informed, rather than just assuming that they would be fine. Also, having put one over an area to kill some weeds, I noticed that it didn’t seem to decompose very well.
Since they decomposed so much slower than other things, and I didn’t want to just assume they would be perfectly okay in the compost heap, I decided not to use them. It wasn’t worth the effort to me to research it further.
I am talking about shipping cartons - not food packaging-big difference. The terms organic and natural are over used hype that are actually almost meaningless, and I am not impressed by their use. I’d rather know what the official chemical name is.
I don’t usually partake in rancidity or burnt foods nor do I eat stuff from China. In fact, I try to stay away from all things China if possible-but that’s another story.
Do you know what the actual chemical composition is of the paperboard carton shipping containers? I don’t, but thanks anyway.