Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Gill Smith" > wrote in message
> o.uk...
>> gradually getting my house sorted
>>
>> went to a local environment group's open day yesterday
>>
>> they no-no'ed composting fat, meat bones, fish heads etc.
>>
>> their objection seemed to be it encourages rats
>>
>> I've always thought composting *anything* organic is fair game
>>
>> others of that opinion?

> I've only ever done vegetable matter, not meats.

I've always read that meat will not be good for your compost.
Googling around I see that different bacteria compost meats vs
vegetation, aerobic as opposed to anaerobic, so I take it they
should be composted separately.

nancy