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["Graham Burnett" <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>]

I'm sure that in one of Mollison's books he says you can use gypsum
wallboard as sheet mulch.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meg Mullett" <meg@kcnet.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: [permaculture] composting sheetrock/gypsum wallboard?


> Hi All,
>
> We've just finished remodeling our basement, and we've got lots of
> scraps of new gypsum wallboard/sheetrock left that need to be
> disposed of. I see that many composting centers accept clean
> sheetrock, so I assume it is compostable. I guess I'm wondering how
> safe it really is. Does anybody know what all is in it, and how its
> made?
>
> Is it safe enough to compost with my pile that gets spread onto the
> veggie garden?
>
> Or would it be better to compost it with another pile that is used
> only on ornamentals?
>
> Also, has anybody done this before? Should I try to run it through
> the chipper shredder? Or just break it into pieces?  Any idea of what
> ratio of wallboard to other materials to use?
>
> Or would you say its really better to throw it away?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Meg in KS
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