Mainly a bump here, but if it's alot of colored stuff I don't know. I know newsprint that is colored isn't good. I don't know about the black ink in just everyday mail.
Hopefully someone else can answer, I'd like to know too.
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Posts: 2392 | Location: Zone 4-5, North Central Iowa | Registered: April 12, 2002
Sure. Some people get overly paranoid about inks and how paper is manufactured but the normal relatively small quantity, compared to the whole compost pile, will probably not make much difference. Just be sure to spread the paper around well so it cannot clump. Wet paper tends to make paper mache.
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Posts: 2124 | Location: Central Michigan along the Lakeshore | Registered: August 28, 2004
Here in NZ they used to use a lot of heavy metals in the coloured inks but now have moved away from that. I personally only put paper/cardboard in the compost bin that has been contaminated by food, as the recyclers wont take it. I keep all newspaper for mulching the gardens and of course all those other things that newspaper is handy for, such as lighting the BBQ.
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Posts: 330 | Location: New Zealand | Registered: January 25, 2005
