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Re: Coffee filters in the compost...

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I've never been able to quantify the cost of washing the permanent filter
and the loss of some of the grounds, but I admit to caving in to convenience
by using the paper ones, since it is a quick dump in the compostables
container and away we go...

Ideally one would rinse the permanent filter into a graywater system for use
in the yard /garden/ compost pile, and I do this with pot likker and first
rinse of the permanent yogourt container, but, as I said, have caved in on
the paper filters....

Frank---doesn't want to get into the whole coffee question, what with the
price of fairtraded organic coffee, but he does drink it sometimes....
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Scut <scut@teleport.com>
To: sqft <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Coffee filters in the compost...


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>I use one of those gold filters, I just retired one after 5 years and now I
>use it to strain liquids for the garden (so chunks don't clog a spray
bottle
>or watering can rose). I only retired it because it said it was good for 3
>years, it still seemed fine. I used to use those cotton filters but in my
>expereince, they require vigilant and prompt cleaning and rinsing or they
>get stained and make the coffee bitter.
>Tom
>Portland OR,  Zone 8
>http://www.teleport.com/~scut/garden.htm
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ellis, Sara <sarae@tunes.com>
>To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
>Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 6:28 AM
>Subject: RE: Coffee filters in the compost...
>
>
>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>A lot of folks have already chimed in on this, but I wanted to add my
>>solution: permanent filters. No paper to worry about.
>>
>>I use a basket filter made of strong cotton that's meant to last up to
>three
>>years, so I just dump the grounds into my compost bucket, wash the filter
>>and go!
>>
>>My mom has a cone filter that's made of metal and is meant to be the last
>>coffee filter you ever buy. She's had it for about ten years, I think.
>>Cleaning it is easy -- she just tosses it into the dishwasher.
>>
>>
>
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