Real men don't use tissues

[piskieinboots]

I compost my tissues - yep we is posh, we are a two-hankie style household

[zazen999]

Compost, or burn - they are good for getting fires in the woodburner off to a good start.

[lynda66]

i compost all my tissues, and kitchen roll unless it's got chemicals on it ..... i do draw the line at recycling toilet roll tho

[jacob marley]

Ah, but do you like quiche?

As my granny used to say keep away from that foriegn food you do not know what is in it jacob marley

[BrideXIII]

burn in this house, great for getting a good bonny going in damp weather.

[Flummery]

i compost all my tissues, and kitchen roll unless it's got chemicals on it ..... i do draw the line at recycling toilet roll tho

You mean you don't use both sides! What a waste!

[Alison]

To me tissues will always be yet another bit of unnecesarry disposable waste (it's neither environmentally friendly to bin them or flush them) - hankies are much nicer on the nose and last for years. Both me and OH use them (only have tissues for emergencies!), no need to boil them up these days with modern washing machines / powders and I couldn't be bothered to iron them, life's too short for ironing anything.

[Flytrap]

To me tissues will always be yet another bit of unnecesarry disposable waste (it's neither environmentally friendly to bin them or flush them)

With my present cold there is no way I would use cloth hankies. Whatever I use it is going to get disposed of in one or another. Also I would need dozens of cloth hankies per day and the cost, environmentally, to wash them is probably much greater than just using a tissue (or toilet paper).
Sorry, can't agree with you there.

Flytrap

[jackie j]

My ex mother -in - law always used to boil hankies in the saucepan then wash it out and cook food in it yuck yuck yuck, We use tissues there is 6 boxes on the go at any one time, one in each room that we use including the two bedrooms and one in each car. oh and one in my shed so 7 then,

[Nicos]

Box of tissues in the shed?? Now that's posh..we have a multifunctional loo roll

( mind you my shed is on the lottie!)

[Alison]

With my present cold there is no way I would use cloth hankies. Whatever I use it is going to get disposed of in one or another. Also I would need dozens of cloth hankies per day and the cost, environmentally, to wash them is probably much greater than just using a tissue (or toilet paper).
Sorry, can't agree with you there.

Flytrap

Agree that there are times when your nose is running to fast to keep up but honestly the environmental impact of hankies v tissues comes down with hankies every time, only have to create them once, don't take much space up in the wash and last for ever - no contest.

[Two_Sheds]

I'm getting through a loo roll a day at the moment with this cold (I don't buy tissues).

Anyway, what's wrong with a sleeve?

[maytreefrannie]

I've just read down through this thread - every post. I never knew the whole tissues-versus-hankies-issue was so entertaining.

Me, I use tissues.

And I never iron unless something is so wrinkled it can't be worn unless it's ironed.

[Nicos]

The best bit about a runny nose is when it pours out when you are in bed, trying to sleep

2 rolled up pieces of tissue stuck one up each nostril...flat on back...and snoring...YEY!!!!!....works a treat!!

[HotStuff]

I used to use a lot of tissues when I was a teenager, but that's another story...

Is it really OK to compost them? I assumed there would be a possible problem with germs breeding.