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Subject: Re: I want to start a backyard compost pile ---
From: Setzler <christie@i-plus.net>
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 99 00:01:42
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OR,,, you could make a cloth bag and not have anything to throw away.

But yes, the vacuum cleaner contents go into the compost, and all the hair from all the
haircuts.
susan

Kira Dirlik wrote:

> > >Dryer lint! Forgot dryer lint!
> >
> > Really? Don't even make me think of all that has gone to waste.
> > Well, not totally. I toss it on the ground behind the air
> > conditioner.
>
> Yes, dryer lint, and don't forget the contents of the vacuum cleaner
> bag.... pulverized food particles, soil, lint, and LOTS of critter hairs.
> Then you can recycle your vacuum bag by closing it up with masking tape
> and using it over and over, until it falls apart. (Hmmmm... never thought
> of composting the bag, too!)
> Kira