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Gardening

NYC_SKP

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1. Perlite, Vermiculite, Packing popcorn things?

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 01:05 PM

Apr 2015

I don't know if perlite and vermiculite absorb water or not, I think they do and that's good but doesn't cut down on weight, if that's the goal.

I would think that styrofoam bits would not soak up water and mix in well, and it's a way to repurpose otherwise difficult to recycle waste.

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