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Re: Recycling health warning!

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From: goddess_kitten
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00
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In article <8gmfui$4rf$2@news.sysnet.net.tw>,
  Michael Adams <adams@nospam.net> wrote:
>
> Scott Nudds <af329@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> wrote:
> > ant (dont-look@evil.spam) wrote:
> > : only if you dont empty your compost bins daily, my great gran told
me how
> > : important it was to do these things regularly, she was raised in
the era
> > : before domestic waste collection services existed and recyceling
and
> > : composting was the norm.
>
> >   I'm lazy and only empty my compostable waste once every 2-3 days.
This
> > is really insufficient time for dead plant material to go moldy, and
I've
> > never had a known problem with bacteria.
>
> >   Nothing really even rots that quickly.
>
>   Really? What about factors involving the type of organic matter
> along with temperature etc? According to the scientists who did the
> study, you are wrong and there are health risks from storing organic
> matter inside of a home for composting.
>   I was curious to see reactions from environmentalists about the
health
> risks involving things that they like, such as composting. And of
> course, these are the same people who will play chicken little and
> scream loudly about things they don't like.
>   Don't you think we need some government regulations and standards
> involving composting to protect  the public? Maybe warnings on all
> composting materaial and bins and literature etc.?
>


Perhaps a note to all that composting should be done outside rather than
inside?


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