On May 9, 9:36*am, Nathalie Chiva <Nathaliedotchivaatgmail.remove.com>
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> On Sun, 9 May 2010 11:59:38 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
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> >"Gill Smith" > wrote in message
> >news:KPednacA3NXXM3vWnZ2dnUVZ7tudnZ2d@brightview. co.uk...
> >> gradually getting my house sorted
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> >> went to a local environment group's open day yesterday
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> >> they no-no'ed composting fat, meat bones, fish heads etc.
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> >> their objection seemed to be it encourages rats
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> >> I've always thought composting *anything* organic is fair game
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> >> others of that opinion?
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> >I've only ever done vegetable matter, not meats.
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> Here you can sort to compost in a bin and the town picks it up once a
> week. They say no animal product. The only animal stuff I put in are
> eggshells.
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In my experience, eggshells take longer than other things to break
down, so I always squeeze them to break them into small pieces.

The other problem with fats is that they can coat other materials and
prevent bacteria from getting to them. You see this same effect with
pine needles that have a waxy coating.