ST Alpha - "maybe I'm mistaken, but there's a reason you're supposed to turn over a compost heap regularly." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 157

In response to "landfills don't have air and bacteria? are they in space?" by TFox

maybe I'm mistaken, but there's a reason you're supposed to turn over a compost heap regularly.

Posted by znufrii Aug 7 '10, 18:15

whereas trash in a landfill is compacted upon layers of more trash and eventually covered in dirt. Where does the air necessary for decomposition come from?

Responses:

so food covered in dirt doesn't decompose? -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:16 5
- or at least, much more slowly than it would if it were exposed to the open air, that's my understanding. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 18:19 4
  - more slowly i'll grant, but its a landfill. it has time. -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:20 3
    - sure, as long as you can find space for another landfill when that one is full.. - znufrii Aug 7, 18:22 2
      - when its full, its not going to be full because of grilled cheese sandwich scraps. -- nm - TFox Aug 7, 18:24 1
        
        imho, every little bit helps. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 18:25

Post a message top

maybe I'm mistaken, but there's a reason you're supposed to turn over a compost heap regularly.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.