Is dryer lint safe to use in home-made bird feeders / houses?
July 26, 2010 Bird House Feeder
I was reading through some green articles a while back and saw that you can make a bird feeder or house with a milk carton.
The photos in the article had the homemade feeders/houses lined with lint from the dryer.
I know that lint breaks up very easily and is made of tiny foreign particles…is it possible that an animal could breathe the particles in and sustain an internal injury of some kind?
I know that this would be an excellent use for leftover lint, since all it does is pile up, but I don’t want to cause any animals a lung infection or anything…can’t have that on my conscience.
Any info? Thank you.
I was wondering if it would be safe for the birds to
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Comments (2)
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
I dunno… There is a fluorescent light by my dryer and it is easy to see just how airborne lint can easily become. That actually *doesn’t* sound like a good idea to me. What about stretched-out cotton balls?
If you only wear 100% cotton clothes, then the lint is natural fibers, and is fine for the use you plan to use. I doubt you need much, unless you’re lining an eagle’s nest or something.
If there is polyester blends, the quantity is so small I would not worry too much about congestion to the wildlife.
The lint typically can be spritzed to dampen and mat down while you line the feeder, minimizing dust kick up. Most of the lint is locked in the lint wad anyway.
So while there is a possible risk, the risk should be considered very slight, to the point that its use should not be prohibited in the feeders.
Good luck!