Re: Silicone?

[Guest guest]

Hey Mara! I don't have any insight about the actual chemical situation (good or

bad?), but I just noticed the other day that my grocery store was selling 2

kinds of parchment paper- one of them was silicone coated. I had the same " yuck "

reaction and chose the more " natural " brand. Are you able to find the uncoated

kind? I know WF sells it for sure.

>

> So I was going to compost my used parchment paper - which says

> on the package it is compostable but then I realized it is

> silicone coated. And my reaction was yuk.

>

> But before I do an uninformed knee jerk rejection -

> does anyone have any info on this - is silicone a natural

> element in earth in any case? Or is this a pollutant that I don't want

> in my composted earth?

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone

>

> Silicones are polymers that include silicon together with carbon, hydrogen,

oxygen, and sometimes other chemical elements...

>

> So anyone have a stance on this?

>

> TIA for any info,

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

This link may help you decide. I couldn't find a " greener " source.

http://www.dowcorning.com/content/publishedlit/01-1113-01.pdf

, mom to

>

> So I was going to compost my used parchment paper - which says

> on the package it is compostable but then I realized it is

> silicone coated. And my reaction was yuk.

>

> But before I do an uninformed knee jerk rejection -

> does anyone have any info on this - is silicone a natural

> element in earth in any case? Or is this a pollutant that I don't want

> in my composted earth?

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone

>

> Silicones are polymers that include silicon together with carbon, hydrogen,

oxygen, and sometimes other chemical elements...

>

> So anyone have a stance on this?

>

> TIA for any info,

>

> Mara

>