Recycled Paper Towels in Compost

Apparently, recycled paper towels have metal in them and should not be used in the microwave. That has led me to the next obvious question: are they still all right for compost? You have an article about newspapers in compost, but not other paper (junk mail, for instance, or shredded office paper or paper towels.

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#1 Comment By AnnsGreeneHaus On 05/11/2013 @ 5:25 pm

Hopefully these articles will help: http://www.compostinstructions.com/composting-info-paper-towels-are-they-compostable/ ^[1]

http://safety.ucanr.org/files/1452.pdf ^[2]

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[2] http://safety.ucanr.org/files/1452.pdf: http://safety.ucanr.org/files/1452.pdf

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