"Rhiannon Macfie Miller" wrote in message
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Chris Hogg wrote:

Apparently, since the foot and
mouth epidemic, bureaucracy has gone berserk and DEFRA won't allow
distribution of the stuff to the general public until it's been
confirmed that the composting process renders it sterile.

I've looked into what the council are up to a little more now, and
apparently in areas down the road from me they're trialling a
landfill-avoidance scheme, part of which involves kitchen and food waste
(including meat and fish) going into the same bin as the garden waste for
collection and central composting. Presumably this is still the same
stuff that they're offering to us lot, so I would imagine it must pass
some pretty stringent tests… mustn't it?

Rhiannon

The link given by La Puce did contain details of a certification scheme that
ensured the compost was pathogen free and details of it's composition.
Unless the material has some type of accreditation then I would stay clear
and register a protest with your local council.