On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 02:45:03 GMT, "Alan Bell"
wrote:

ate an orange and
scattered nine pieces of the peel in a flower bed

The other is
concerned with rules, order and appearance.

Lots of stuff that is biodegradable is, nonetheless, garbage. Garbage
scattered in flowerbeds isn't compost. Orange peels can be put on a
compost pile or in the garbage. Imagine if the question had to do with
an unfiltered cigarette -- quite biodegradable and possibly good
compost material, but aesthetically noxious.

The question really is if one can be agreeable in avoiding things that
irritate those around one.