I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with the bags other than throw them away. If I pull the staples, can I compost them in my manure pile?
check the bag, the ones we use can be recycled so we just add them to the weekly pickup
They would probably compost, but I’d stick them in with the paper recycling if it was me. I sometimes compost ice cream containers, and if they’ll eventually break down, I’m sure plain paper would. I use empty ice cream cartons to collect kitchen scraps to add to the manure pile. The lid is handy on keeping the fruit flies away. When it’s full, I just toss the whole thing in.
Oops, misread your title as re:feed bags.
I use pelleted bedding, comes in plastic.
So…
Nevermind?
Most commercial brands are lined with plastic, so won’t compost. My local feedstore packages whole oats like this too.
Outside & liner are plain brown butcher paper, but a thin layer of plastic is between. Probably to hold off moisture from the oats inside.
”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹I used these bags as weed barrier in my vegetable garden, composted manure on top.
The paper outside & liner broke down completely over the growing season, but the plastic material lasted through Winter.
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These are just paper bags, no lining. Unfortunately, I don’t really have the room to add them to my recycling. I live quite a ways from the main road where my trash gets picked up, and therefore use a smaller sized tote to load into my truck to drive down to the road. My regular recycling barely fits, so adding these bags won’t work.
I use unlined paper bags for sheet mulching in the garden, just as you would use cardboard or newspaper to block weeds. They last long enough to kill weeds and prevent new ones from sprouting, and then compost in place. Split them at the seams to cover the most area and overlap to keep weeds from growing up in between. Put the print side down, wet them, and cover with mulch.
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A bit more work, but shredding them will aid in faster breakdown in the compost pile. Smaller pieces, spread out thinly, go fast. Then with turning the pile regularly, paper should “disappear” pretty quick.
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