Comments on: Tip #8 - Taking Care of Business http://www.moms-er.com/tip-8-taking-care-of-business/ MOM's mission is "To Protect and Restore the Environment" Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jen http://www.moms-er.com/tip-8-taking-care-of-business/#comment-8119 Jen Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:29:17 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/tip-8-taking-care-of-business/#comment-8119 Hi Tia. I agree that you should keep pet waste out of backyard compost piles. What I was suggesting was keeping the plastic bags out of the landfill and instead use the biodegradable bags that can decompose quicker. I think that putting the biodegradable bags in your personal compost piles is good in some instances, and have had success in my own backyard pile. Thanks. Hi Tia. I agree that you should keep pet waste out of backyard compost piles. What I was suggesting was keeping the plastic bags out of the landfill and instead use the biodegradable bags that can decompose quicker. I think that putting the biodegradable bags in your personal compost piles is good in some instances, and have had success in my own backyard pile.

Thanks.

]]> By: Tia http://www.moms-er.com/tip-8-taking-care-of-business/#comment-7331 Tia Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:53:41 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/tip-8-taking-care-of-business/#comment-7331 Hi - great thoughts on the biodegradable bags, but I was always told NOT to put domestic animal waste into compost since they are carnivores as opposed to livestock (horse, cow, etc.) being herbivores thus the potential parasites (especially in cat feces being Toxoplasma gondii). If we all got our piles to at least $140 degrees that would be one thing, but the average gardener's compost does not get anywhere that temperature. What are your thoughts on this? tj Hi - great thoughts on the biodegradable bags, but I was always told NOT to put domestic animal waste into compost since they are carnivores as opposed to livestock (horse, cow, etc.) being herbivores thus the potential parasites (especially in cat feces being Toxoplasma gondii). If we all got our piles to at least $140 degrees that would be one thing, but the average gardener’s compost does not get anywhere that temperature.

What are your thoughts on this?

tj

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