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Default Compost - Bread?

Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> "Steve Freides" > wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -S-

>
> You should not compost meat, it cultures the wrong type of bacteria.


We started out composting all food waste, but since the neighborhood
critters kept breaking the lid on our composter, we stopped - a
non-issue here as we really can't, even if we wanted to, but I thank you
for the information.

-S-