Installation & Assembly

What NOT to Compost
Whether because of toxins, plant diseases, or noxious
weeds, there are some things that shouldn't be put into
compost piles. Avoid composting the following materials:
Chemically-Treated Wood Products
Sawdust is often available from constructions sites,
friends, or your own building projects. If you are
considering composting sawdust, be sure of the origin of
the sawdust. Sawdust from chemically-treated wood
products can contain chemicals and toxins.
Meat, Bones and Fatty Food Waste
These materials are very attractive to pests. In addition,
fatty food wastes can be very slow to break down,
because the fat can exclude the air that composting
microbes need to do their work.
Noxious Weeds
Don't compost these weeds unless they are completely
dead and dry (you may want to leave them in a sunny
place for a couple of weeks before composting).
Remember also that composting weeds that have gone to
seed will create weeds in next year's garden.
Pet Waste
Dog and cat feces may carry diseases that can infect
humans. It is best NEVER to use them in compost piles.
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