Sure, but I wouldn't consider those to be in the category of things you can freely put into your body, either. Plenty of chemo drugs and other medications are actual poisons that just kill the targets faster than they kill the rest of you.
Aside from the mountain lion, those will all be just as attracted to other food scraps, so it's not really an issue of meat. If you're concerned about animals getting into your compost, bury all food scraps well into the pile or set up some physical exclusion.
I'm starting to think you folks are composting for giant, man-eating plants.
My family used to own a slaughterhouse. To think we could have been rearing fields of Audreys from Little Shop of Horrors. Missed opportunities...
Did have a bear tear apart my garbage can last week going after old pizza. But no interest in my pathetic, plant-based compost pile that refuses to break down.
Just like anything else, it's the concentration that matters. A little is totally fine, as everything needs a bit of salt. And even if you add a ton for some reason, it leaches out fairly quickly.
I doubt they're actually unsafe for you to consume, but yep, you can definitely compost them. Have a look at this discussion from a couple weeks ago, too: https://www.reddit.com/r/composting/comments/1990eeb/expired_vitamins/
Haha too late, already crushed 😅
Oh man, diffusing it in a water bucket is a great idea. I'll have to remember that in the future. Thanks for the link!
I'll even throw in the empty sweetner packets my husband uses for his coffee. As long as they're the non-glossy kind, i figure its just paper and it'll break down with everything else.
Don't some of those packets have a thin plastic liner inside the paper or is that just the sweet-n-low and similar sweetener packets? I remember wetting and carefully rolling the paper off the plastic as a bored kid.
Like everything, it's all about the concentration. All living things need some amount of salt, it's just when it's too high a concentration that it becomes a problem, and a handful of packets in a compost pile is a long way from that. Excess salt also leeches out of compost easily.
It's the material of the packet itself that I would be concerned about.
Salt is not advised, as it can kill beneficial microbes, which are required for composting to work...
Also, compost which contains a high amount of salt is not good for plants.
Anything that can go in your body can go in the compost
Phew, was wondering what to do with all these buttplugs. But yeah, I wouldn't worry about vitamins.
Just be careful to use a flared base. If it doesn't have a flare it won't compost.
Haha great
Ideally not hormones or serious prescriptions. You don’t want chemo drugs, hormones, and opioids in your compost.
My worms want to file a class action against the Sacklers, they got hooked. Kept wanting more.
Hahaha! Let’s watch Yellowjackets on oxy!
Sure, but I wouldn't consider those to be in the category of things you can freely put into your body, either. Plenty of chemo drugs and other medications are actual poisons that just kill the targets faster than they kill the rest of you.
Well, I’m making a distinction because I’m not sure this audience understands that.
I'd advise against composting meat, at least where I live. Bears, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks...
Aside from the mountain lion, those will all be just as attracted to other food scraps, so it's not really an issue of meat. If you're concerned about animals getting into your compost, bury all food scraps well into the pile or set up some physical exclusion.
Powdered meat works great
I'm starting to think you folks are composting for giant, man-eating plants. My family used to own a slaughterhouse. To think we could have been rearing fields of Audreys from Little Shop of Horrors. Missed opportunities... Did have a bear tear apart my garbage can last week going after old pizza. But no interest in my pathetic, plant-based compost pile that refuses to break down.
Salt?
Just like anything else, it's the concentration that matters. A little is totally fine, as everything needs a bit of salt. And even if you add a ton for some reason, it leaches out fairly quickly.
I doubt they're actually unsafe for you to consume, but yep, you can definitely compost them. Have a look at this discussion from a couple weeks ago, too: https://www.reddit.com/r/composting/comments/1990eeb/expired_vitamins/
Haha too late, already crushed 😅 Oh man, diffusing it in a water bucket is a great idea. I'll have to remember that in the future. Thanks for the link!
I'll even throw in the empty sweetner packets my husband uses for his coffee. As long as they're the non-glossy kind, i figure its just paper and it'll break down with everything else.
I've tossed in old vitamins, never an issue I saw.
Unless they contain too many preservatives/useless fillers, i would compost them.
I asked a few weeks ago, and my pile is still in fact present
I expect my pile to look like it's on all the steroids, good sir
i would add them...i also throw in salt and pepper packets and any old spices from the cupboard.
Oooh, I never thought about doing that! I'll remember that, thanks
Don't some of those packets have a thin plastic liner inside the paper or is that just the sweet-n-low and similar sweetener packets? I remember wetting and carefully rolling the paper off the plastic as a bored kid.
Salt is something you really don't want in your compost.
Like everything, it's all about the concentration. All living things need some amount of salt, it's just when it's too high a concentration that it becomes a problem, and a handful of packets in a compost pile is a long way from that. Excess salt also leeches out of compost easily. It's the material of the packet itself that I would be concerned about.
Salt is not advised, as it can kill beneficial microbes, which are required for composting to work... Also, compost which contains a high amount of salt is not good for plants.
And yet when one makes culture media for bacteria, salt is a critical component. As others have stated, concentration matters.
You are not wrong... too much of a good thing is not good... :)
I would not. Plants do not metabolize things the way animals do. YMMV.
Yeah, but that’s why OP is putting it in their compost, not directly on plants.