Comments on: Dryer Lint Worm Bin

By: John Donaldson

John Donaldson — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:17:19 +0000

Re: Lee in Iowa
I also threw in a paper vacuum cleaner bag filled w/ dust, dogs’ (multiple) hair, etc. into my bin. It’s being processed quite nicely; that despite that I have nylon carpet throughout the house.

By: emily

emily — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:27:07 +0000

in my experience dryer lint does not work as well as i had hoped.
it takes forever to breakdown, probably because of the non natural fiber content. the worms don’t mind it though, but I like it better when the bedding breaks down at the same speed as the other waste i add to my bin.

By: factorial

factorial — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:47:11 +0000

Have you tested dryer lint as a base for your “homemade manure”?

By: Lee in Iowa

Lee in Iowa — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:26:46 +0000

I’ve added dryer lint to my outdoor compost for several years–assuming that most of our clothes are mostly of natural fibers. I’ll tell you this: If you don’t bury it, it will blow around your garden and make a mess. Also, it’s the last thing to “finish” and sometimes I pull the dregs of it (probably that plastic!) from my compost as I’m prepping to put it on the garden.

Vacuum cleaner bags (IF you don’t have a houseful of wall-to-wall nylon carpet!) do much better! Mine are full of pet hair and dust, which the worms outside love! (I wouldn’t use that inside, as the superfine dust will just poof up and aerosol itself back into the house (and up your nose).

By: Mark from Kansas

Mark from Kansas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:30:47 +0000

I add dryer lint to trap moisture, I believe it gives the microbes something to cling to.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:50:18 +0000

I’ve always wondered about the plastic content of
dryer lint and if it’s harmful to worms. That aside
it’s not something that would be wanted in compost.