Before I drive to the Broken Arrow MET site I will ask if anyone wants some old software guides/manuals etc
DBXL, Norton's DOS 6 Guide, Using MicroSoft Office 97, PC Magazine DOS Powertools, Borland Turbo C++ 3.0
Some of the boxes still have the original (5-1/4 and/or 3-1/2 floppy disks)
Quote from: Red Arrow on October 06, 2013, 12:12:51 PM
Before I drive to the Broken Arrow MET site I will ask if anyone wants some old software guides/manuals etc
DBXL, Norton's DOS 6 Guide, Using MicroSoft Office 97, PC Magazine DOS Powertools, Borland Turbo C++ 3.0
Some of the boxes still have the original (5-1/4 and/or 3-1/2 floppy disks)
The MET takes them? I tried once... they ended up in the trash. Nothing worth less than obsolete software books/manuals.
Quote from: BKDotCom on October 06, 2013, 12:33:22 PM
The MET takes them? I tried once... they ended up in the trash. Nothing worth less than obsolete software books/manuals.
I asked RM about some old catalogs etc and he said the BA site takes them. Maybe not these. RM?
My Broken Arrow Center can take many books. I can't take super thick books or really thick catalogs.
If they are less than an inch thick and don't have too much glue in the back, I can recycle them at that center.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on October 06, 2013, 03:07:04 PM
My Broken Arrow Center can take many books. I can't take super thick books or really thick catalogs.
If they are less than an inch thick and don't have too much glue in the back, I can recycle them at that center.
Most are a bit over an inch and a couple are closer to 2". Tonight is trash night so I guess they will go there.
Don't have a burn barrel? The book ash would provide some good addition for the compost pile. The disks - not so much....
Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on October 06, 2013, 08:01:57 PM
Don't have a burn barrel? The book ash would provide some good addition for the compost pile.
The pages shredded would be good for the compost. I am not a big fan of adding ashes to compost. It tends to create lye which kills worms.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on October 06, 2013, 08:32:26 PM
The pages shredded would be good for the compost. I am not a big fan of adding ashes to compost. It tends to create lye which kills worms.
I bought the heaviest duty shredder for home use I could find a few years ago. It claims 12 sheets but 8 is more like it. Even then it reaches its duty cycle after about 10 or 15 minutes and won't work for about another 20 min. I am not about to spend the time to shred a 2" thick book. Trash it will be. Too bad.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on October 06, 2013, 08:32:26 PM
The pages shredded would be good for the compost. I am not a big fan of adding ashes to compost. It tends to create lye which kills worms.
Shredding is excellent! I use the shredder on everything and into the compost pile. Also, the strip shredders seem to make pretty good bedding for the vermiculture! (Let them look it up...!)
Ashes (from grill) I usually just spread thinly around through the gardens directly. And I NEVER use Kingsford! Too much coal. Hardwood charcoal only gives forest fire type ash. Excellent soil amendment. But strangely enough, when I do pour a bucket of ash into the compost and stir it in, the worms have never seemed to be impacted - the stuff is full of them no matter what.
I shred and compost about 90% of my mail, and most of the paper waste in the house. Gotta have a good juicy source of organic to keep it going though. I use rye grass clippings from the greenbelt in the back that I keep seeded in the spring and fall. Works well.
One of my new websites...
http://composteverything.net/
Quote from: RecycleMichael on October 07, 2013, 12:23:14 PM
One of my new websites...
http://composteverything.net/
Love the site!!
Have had compost piles of various types and sizes since 1964. Wonderful creations!!
SWMBO was in Master Gardener program at the end of Barry Fugatt's time there, when Brian came in. Brian seems like very good guy.
Don't bag the grass!! Yay, team!!
Quote from: Gaspar on October 07, 2013, 12:15:48 PM
I shred and compost about 90% of my mail, and most of the paper waste in the house. Gotta have a good juicy source of organic to keep it going though. I use rye grass clippings from the greenbelt in the back that I keep seeded in the spring and fall. Works well.
Leave the rye grass lying there. Don't you have kitchen scraps you can through in? (If like us, no you don't - we eat out all the time.)
Spread a little dirt among the shreds and keep it moist - will take longer to compost, but will eventually get there. Add kitchen scraps as available - except for meat - no meat ever.