Pulp shippers recyclable?

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Searched quick, didn’t see anything.

Are some/all of the pulp shipping inserts suitable for the recycle bin? If not is there a way to tell?

Thanks!

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Always put ours out with the cardboard and they take it, see no reason this is not recyclable

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What would make them non-recyclable?

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Didn’t know, which is why I asked. [cheers.gif]

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Same here.

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Sec Wines is always happy to take mine when I pick up an order.

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I smash mine flat and use them under mulch around shrubs and trees. Keeps weeds at bay and extends the time between mulchings 100%.

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Interesting. I use plenty of mulch.

And don’t know why I thought you couldn’t recycle them, but as more people are using them to ship I noticed the pile hitting the garbage bin pretty large at times.

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Bob - they’re made from recycled paper and cardboard that’s mixed with water, blended up, and poured into molds. They’re perfect for mulch. If you’re into composting, they’re a brown, like leaves and paper, so you need to add some greens. Or you can tear them up and mix them with other paper and cardboard and make some fireplace logs like this guy:

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Awesome. The things we learn from a wine board. I particularly liked the human bottom being used as a water press.

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I tell my wife that I get all my news from the WineBerserkers forum. [thankyou.gif]

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I’ve always dropped my pulp shippers off with the paper recycling but I learned yesterday that they are NOT recyclable because they use pulp that has been processed too many times. But, I was advised that they use food grade binders and, as noted above in this old thread, make great mulch. I had to chip up some yard trimmings today so I ran them through the shredder and that seemed to work great.

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Pulp shippers are recyclable in Oregon as of this month.

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Oh, that’s great to know. We are up in Washington, but make frequent trips south so that would be an option for us should it become necessary.

Edit to note that a quick internet search turns up contradictory information. The pulp packaging industry says they are recyclable in most municipal recycling. Some places don’t want them. Using them for mulch is beneficial to us so we’ll keep doing that. In the meantime, check with your recycling provider. There’s a good chance they can be recycled.

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Broken into chucks, they also make the best kindling.

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Here’s the recent change to materials that are recyclable, and the DEQ document says the changes are statewide: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/Documents/rmaMatAccept.pdf. Whether every county/municipality agrees and cooperates, that’s another question entirely.

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FYI, my town recycling center upstate insists they be recycled with mixed paper stuff, not with corrugated cardboard. So I guess there’s some difference in the way they’re treated.

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In twin cities MN they are compostable, not recyclable.

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If they are recyclable, they definitely go with paper, not cardboard,