Tazman wrote:

"J. Morrow" wrote in message
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"Andrew G" wrote in message
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My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag
outside
in
the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they
would
bury them.

Would putting weeds into a plastic bag kill them and kill their seeds or
roots ?


I have been told that if you put weeds into a black plastic garbage bag then
leave it in the sun for a few weeks the temps inside are hot enough to kill
the roots, weeds and seeds....

There is also a good chance that most of the microbes will
be killed by this method. Without microbial action the
scraps won't compost. If you want to do what Tazman
suggested it would be best to let the contents of the bag
compost down in the shade first and then put the bag in the
sun to kill any weeds.