Re: [papercreters] Old books used for papercrete?

I have used old books. I first ripped off the cardboard covers to not overload my mixer. They worked well. Old phonebooks are great, too, and you can get them from a recycling center. The binding glue plays havoc with a sprayer or a pump so it should be removed also.

Spaceman

C&H wrote:

Has anyone use shredded books for making papercrete? In our area of  central New York state after library book sales, the libraries almost  always landfill the remaining books. Most are hard cover (they can't be  recycled with the covers on). Seems as though the paper would work just  fine for pc, but was wondering what you all think of the covers. I would  either have to tear off the covers or run the books through a hammermill  to sufficiently shred the covers. Also wondering about the glue used in  the binding? Would that interfere with anything?  Chris     Yahoo! Groups Links  <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/  <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional  <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join     (Yahoo! ID required)  <*> To change settings via email:     mailto:papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com      mailto:papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com  <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com  <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/       

__._,_.___

SPONSORED LINKS

Home repair improvement	Papercrete	International building code
Home and gardens	2000 international building code

Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___