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Do composted sanitary pads decompose quickly?

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Do composted sanitary pads decompose quickly?

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It’s all relative, but sanitary pads in landfills will take a significant time to decompose fully, as will any in your ordinary compost bin. But there will still be an odour as it decomposes and just as you are not advised to put meat in your compost bin because it will likely attract rodents, the same applies to sanitary pads to some extent i would assume. A company in New Zealand has started up a service to compost sanitary pads, disposable and incontinence nappies. The HotRot in-vessel composting system is a cost effective alternative to landfill, that also produces top quality compost. Organic waste is a potential resource of both nutrients and organic matter that can be used to replenish soils under pressure from traditional agriculture. Composting offers a method of biological stabilisation that eliminates odours and pathogens, and renders a product that is safe and pleasant to use. A device to separate out the plastic component of the nappy has been engineered into the compostin

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