Comments on: Yesterday’s News, New Year’s Resolution http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: jennifer bbordelon http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-189568 jennifer bbordelon Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:42:58 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/30/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution.html#comment-189568 I was wanting to know if it is okay to use my newspaapers in my flower beds. I've read in several things that professional landscapers are using the paper or cardboard and it works very well. My concern was if the ink is bad for the plants or anything else. Please let me know. Thanks I was wanting to know if it is okay to use my newspaapers in my flower beds. I’ve read in several things that professional landscapers are using the paper or cardboard and it works very well. My concern was if the ink is bad for the plants or anything else. Please let me know. Thanks

]]> By: Glenda Gable http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-126749 Glenda Gable Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:03:19 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/30/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution.html#comment-126749 I'd like to point out that that Malarie said magazines were included in the recycled material used for "Yesterday's News". The ink in magazines and other colored inserts is not safe for composting or Bunnies if consumed, which they usually don't. However, How much is inhaled or absorbed? I’d like to point out that that Malarie said magazines were included in the recycled material used for “Yesterday’s News”. The ink in magazines and other colored inserts is not safe for composting or Bunnies if consumed, which they usually don’t. However, How much is inhaled or absorbed?

]]> By: Jessica Pfund http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Jessica Pfund Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:06:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/30/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution.html#comment-578 the new <a HREF="http://xdesign.ucsd.edu/howstuffismade/" rel="nofollow">How Stuff is Made</A> site. :) the new How Stuff is Made site. :)

]]> By: mike lin http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-577 mike lin Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:31:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/30/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution.html#comment-577 It's Tuesday, Jan 3rd and I just received a call back from Malarie, a representative from Purina. She was extremely helpful when I called a few days ago and even responded a day early! I learned that the material used in <a HREF="http://www.yesterdaysnews.com" rel="nofollow">Yesterday's News</A> is collected from paper recycling processors and that the material consists of post consumer newspaper, magazines and other paper. However, she wasn't able to say if they use scrap from printing presses or the percentage of post-consumer recycled content. She did assure me that the product <I> is</I> safe to use in compost and that the ink is not a concern. (I'm still curious about this...) However, I should note that Malarie also cautioned that if the litter is used for cats and that the compost is intended for food crops that these is a risk of <a HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/factsht_toxoplasmosis.htm" rel="nofollow">toxoplasmosis </A> being trasmitted via cat feces. I also learned that the product is made in the USA and she's forwarded my inquiry along to the corporate office for further attention. The goal now is to author a <a HREF="http://www.hsim.org" rel="nofollow">How Stuff is Made</A> entry on it! It’s Tuesday, Jan 3rd and I just received a call back from Malarie, a representative from Purina. She was extremely helpful when I called a few days ago and even responded a day early!

I learned that the material used in Yesterday’s News is collected from paper recycling processors and that the material consists of post consumer newspaper, magazines and other paper. However, she wasn’t able to say if they use scrap from printing presses or the percentage of post-consumer recycled content. She did assure me that the product is safe to use in compost and that the ink is not a concern. (I’m still curious about this…) However, I should note that Malarie also cautioned that if the litter is used for cats and that the compost is intended for food crops that these is a risk of toxoplasmosis being trasmitted via cat feces.

I also learned that the product is made in the USA and she’s forwarded my inquiry along to the corporate office for further attention. The goal now is to author a How Stuff is Made entry on it!

]]> By: Jessica Pfund http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Jessica Pfund Mon, 02 Jan 2006 06:47:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/12/30/yesterdays-news-new-years-resolution.html#comment-576 I would also like to interject that when we first brought Motor home, the pet shop gave us kitty litter with pine shavings in it which <a HREF="http://www.rabbit.org/journal/1/liver-disease.html" rel="nofollow">we later found out</A> was bad for bunnies' livers. Somewhat upset, we ended up calling our pet shop to let them know what we found. I remember being amazed that people selling these products had no clue what they were made of, let alone think that not knowing this could cause harm. I would also like to interject that when we first brought Motor home, the pet shop gave us kitty litter with pine shavings in it which we later found out was bad for bunnies’ livers.

Somewhat upset, we ended up calling our pet shop to let them know what we found. I remember being amazed that people selling these products had no clue what they were made of, let alone think that not knowing this could cause harm.

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