I recently was told about a GREAT resource for browns. A friend of mine works at the local newspaper. I was talking about the way my garden is setup and he told me that I should call the paper and ask if I can take away the remnant rolls.
The paper prints and then cuts from large rolls of newspaper. When the printing is done, they don't reload the rolls, they start from a fresh roll and just toss the remnant roll.
All unprinted, non-glossy, carbony goodness!
I currently put down brown packaging paper as a weed barrier every spring. The very first year I switched to raised rows, I collected newspapers and put them down. I think I'd really like to switch back to this.
I'm excited about this! I've read through most of the composting lists here, but I may have missed it. I hope this isn't a repeat!
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I'm sure the amounts vary.... I have 7 40-45 foot raised rows that I cover with a double layer of brown packaging paper every year. I'd prefer to use newspaper, but the first year it was a HUGE pain in the butt. I figure a thousand foot roll would do me juuuuuuuuuuust right! And enough for my compost pile.
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