Thursday, January 25, 2007

What not to compost

What not to compost:
  • Bones
  • dairy products
  • peanut butter
  • meat scraps
  • fish scraps
  • cooking oil
  • diseased vegetation
  • animal fats
  • household pet wastes
  • plywood or pressure-treated wood

These items can attract pests, generate foul orders, or infect or contaminate the compost.To aid the decompostion process to avoid attracting flies, and to control odors, bury food scraps 8 inches to 1 foot beneath the surface of the pile. They can also be covered with straw, leaves, or sawdust.

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