Although I think the other answers do provide good information, I would argue that, as posed on sustainability.stackexchange.com, all of them are still wrong (albeit maybe Chris Travers' answer is only partially so). You should not put meat in your compost pile. Sustainability of Eating Meat in...

I've heard claims that it is a bad idea to place meat in your compost pile. What is the reason for this? I'd like to be able to compost all my table scraps to reduce my waste stream, however, if meat is not a good idea to compost, I'd like to know. Or alternatively, if there is a way to compos...

I've heard claims that it is a bad idea to place meat in your compost pile. What is the reason for this? I'd like to be able to compost all my table scraps to reduce my waste stream, however, if meat is not a good idea to compost, I'd like to know. Or alternatively, if there is a way to compos...

Although I think the other answers do provide good information, I would argue that, as posed on sustainability.stackexchange.com, all of them are still wrong (albeit maybe Chris Travers' answer is only partially so). You should not put meat in your compost pile. Sustainability of Eating Meat in...