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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2007 14:22:44 GMT
Just a quick one
I'm eating some sandwiches in a cardboard box with a corn starch film on front, it says it is totally % biodegradeable. Is it something I can chuck in the compost bin when finished? how long would the film of corn starch take to break down?
Cheers
Paul
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Post by oldmoleskins on Mar 13, 2007 17:54:15 GMT
I'm sure I read some Sainsbury PR material a while back where they claimed it would biodegrade in 6 months - but that's not necessarily the same as composting as we know it as gardeners, which relies on worms digesting the material.
Dunno if cornstarch is eaten by worms or not, but my guess is that the cardboard would be and the film will 'dissapear' - so, chuck it in, chuck.
OM.
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Post by Plocket on Mar 13, 2007 18:49:49 GMT
Bung it in and see Paul! It shouldn't take too long because it's so thin. I buy biodegradable bags for my compost bucket and they break down fairly quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2007 19:44:10 GMT
Thanks I'll give it a go.  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Mar 16, 2007 18:21:12 GMT
Bung it in and see Paul! It shouldn't take too long because it's so thin. I buy biodegradable bags for my compost bucket and they break down fairly quickly. Where do you get those, then, P? We have one of those mini green plastic bins just for the kitchen compost waste - and liners would be really useful... they'd need to be about carrier bag size. OM. |
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Post by Plocket on Mar 16, 2007 19:02:30 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Mar 16, 2007 19:02:58 GMT
Ooops you need to highlight all the link to make it work OM - sorry!  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Mar 16, 2007 19:39:58 GMT
Ok P, I'll certainly give them a go... thanks.
OM
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