Re: Speaking of Compost

[Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 04:00 PM 12/03/1999 -0800, Relene Johnson wrote:
>Greg & Other Visionaries:
>
>There have been concerns about the potential liability of redistributing
>compost from the Solid Waste Processing Center (SWPC) back to the public
>because we cannot guarantee that weed seeds, pesticides and other
>contaminants have been excluded from yard waste which is brought to the
>SWPC by the public.

I do not know process specifics for the SWPC compost facility, but ideally, 
the temperature of yard waste gets so hot during the composting process, 
that weed seeds are sterilized.  This is a natural process--bacteria that 
break down the yard waste and create the compost generate heat.  A good 
compost pile gets hot enough to steam when the weather gets cool.

I don't know if that heat would destroy germs contained in dog droppings, etc.


Bob Hoffmann
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