Dismantling laminated particle board

[Arthur Boone]

During a recent move I acquired probably 8 square feet of 3/4 inch particle board covered with a thin plastic laminate; probably shelves from a cabinet or something like that. I soaked the pieces in tap water for 48 hours and the laminate  peeled off which I will put in the garbage. Two questions. 

1. Is the resulting particle board acceptable for disposal in the composting cart?

2. Is the tap water, now a light reddish-brown color, suitable for disposal in a drain leading to the WWTP Can it be poured on the ground locally without damage to nearby plants?' We grow lemons and tomatoes in our backyard. 

Arthur R. Boone

Center for Recycling Research, Berkeley

510/910-6451

[Jeremy Drake]

I don’t know, but there is a mycologist in Missoula who uses particle board as a substrate for growing mushrooms.

Jeremy

On May 28, 2021, at 8:08 AM, Arthur Boone <arbo...@gmail.com> wrote:



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[Zero Waste Wrangler]

I have informally experimented with particle board in the backyard. With ground contact and time there was a fair amount of fungal hyphae that came to chomp on the wood. Pennsylvania doesn't allow for the recycling through grinding of any dimensional lumber other than pallet wood so have never asked our local composter nor have I read anything about how the chemical components are processed by the various biological processes cold or hot. I've always wanted to compost a house though... so many derelict properties in Pittsburgh that all there is left is to landfill or compost. You can sometimes smell a house close to collapse if you know what to smell for.

-Kyle