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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> We've been composting for a couple of years - we figured out that meat
> in there causes the neighborhood critters to take apart our composter,
> so we stopped.
>
> How about bread? If bread gets moldy, is it OK to put in the composter?
> I can't see any reason not to but I figured I'd ask. For the last six
> months or so, it's been only coffee grounds and fruits/veggies.

It would be fine, mould is just the start of decomposing, but I give
any stale bread to the birds not the compost heap. Encouraging birds to
your garden helps control slugs and greenfly.

Janet UK