great for beekeeper smoker fuel.
beekeepers use something called a smoker (a device that produces smoke) to
calm the bees before working them. Burlap is the best fuel to use. A Bee
Supply store would probably take them or a commercial beekeeper. Just a
thought. I've dealt with bees and still have one hive so I know this
obscure tidbit.
Kevin Taylor ktaylor@CIWMB.ca.gov
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Check out the keyword search on CalMAX
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/CalMAX/Search.asp
<http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/CalMAX/Search.asp> . This listing came up:
BURLAP COFFEE BAGS (Wanted)
Call for details.
Dan Rider - Benicia, CA - 707-746-0235 r.elements@worldnet.att.net
County: Solano Listing ID: 16471-5
Jeffrey Hunts jhunts@ciwmb.ca.gov
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I use them in worm bins, and am not aware of any toxicity issues. I'm not
sure if the worms eat them, but they seem to hang out on them a lot.
Something eats them, as they decompose to rag traces in about 4 months. I
imagine they could be composted commercially, but it would not be a pretty
sight if they got caught in the windrow turners. I use them for insect and
moisture control, rather than as a food source.
The coffee roaster where I get my bags is listed on a waste exchange and
demand for the product is good so he limits each 'customer' to 50-100 bags.
Karin Grobe karingrobe@earthlink.net
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For what it is worth, in a previous job I set up a curbside program in the
San Francisco Bay Area that used burlap bags as residential containers. We
experienced a fair amount of theft of the empty bags. In speculating about
who might be taking them and for what reason(s), a popular theory was that
the culprits were fishermen (or possibly fisherwomen) that planned to use
the burlap to wrap their catch.
Mark Bowers mbowers@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
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Many companies use burlap for erosion control products.
Maybe the bags could be used for that purpose. I do not
think the ink is a tremendous source of pollutants. Let me
know if you need any manufacturers info. I worked on a
project which is the world's largest bulk coffee handling
facility in New Orleans, LA called Silocaf. The purpose of
the company was that coffee could be shipped in bulk in
containers and did not have to be shipped in burlap bags.
Debra Lombard deblombard@swinter.com
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You probably already know about her but I'd call Mary Applehof, website
http://www.wormwoman.com to check with her about Vermicomposting issues
related to
burlap bags.
I'd ask the burlap bag manufacturers if they are recycled or reused.
They'll
probably know.
Barbara (Nichols) Zaccheo Nichols.Barbaraa@epamail.epa.gov
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The burlap bags in excellent condition that have printed names
of coffee companies and locations are saleable as wall hangings,
framed or not, in trendy stores or maybe through a Web site.
Pat Jones pjjones@worldnet.att.net
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