To ask a very serious question?

[Salmotrutta]

How do you dispose of tumble dryer fluff?

DH throws it in the bin.

Me?, I'm a lazy cow so I swipe the filter (love, love, love doing that!) and throw deposit i garden for little birds to make nests with.

I convince myself I'm being "green" whilst worrying that synthetic fibres might kill baby birds and animals

Deposit in!

Jeez - I Ve made squill ions of typos lately...

I've and squillions!

Compost heap...or bin depending on how cold it is outside

It's really good to use as kindling for a fire.

Chuck it on the log burner. Nice raging flames for milliseconds.

I also throw it out for the birdies and I've seen them make off with it so I'm fairly sure they use it.

But surely synthetic fibres on a compost heap are very bad form?

Unless you don't own any synthetic items Squiggly? - then you may be forgiven.

like I care

I love cleaning it out too WTF's that all about?

I chuck it in the bin, birds aren't making nests this time of year surely?

Erm, yes, birds do sometimes start nesting now- it's a day length thing.

Nesting behaviour starts coming in with longer days.

Mostly the bin - it's nearer and a lot less cold than taking it out in the garden.
When any of dcs are about to light a fire though, they love it as a fire lighting aid when the wood isn't too dry.

I think that when you swipe the filter, and it all comes off in one big clump, it's very satisfying!

In the bin - although it's mostly cat hair which is biodegradable.

And yes - the birds are already strutting their stuff. I've had a conventicle of magpies outside partying all day. Flipping racket.

Magpies are little shites.

Big ones, here.

'birds do sometimes start nesting now'

Blimey, already??

Mind you, in my head it's only a few days after Christmas...1997

We have snowdrops.

That means it is Spring (fact).

And Spring means nests.

Chuck it up the top of the garden, the squirrels usually nab it though I have seen birds take it too