Lucifer_Spades wrote:No, News paper very bad. Newspaper Ink never actually dries and can potentially make pets of any species sick, either by ingestion or by inhaling the chemical vapors.
A vast majority of newsprint ink is soy-based. It used to be toxic, and in some countries other than the US, Australia or Canada it may contain benzine and other hydrocarbons and refined alcohols.
A lot of organic composters used newspaper, and if anyone would blow the whistle on toxic "no-no's," organiphiles would be the first.
I know Zach and the caresheet suggests against it because it makes a mess of their feet... I avoid it because it's absorbancy is awful and looks terrible.
KW