minus-squareFermion@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-29 months agoWhen I worked on a dairy farm I had to replace my leather boots every 9 months because the moisture and manure broke the leather down. Leather that is kept dry is very resistant to rot, leather that is allowed to stay wet is not.
minus-squareLemongrab@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoI’m pretty sure that was because of its exposure to animal waste products which are acidic and not the typical environment leather is exposed to.
minus-squareindepndnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoThat would tend to suggest that it would also do alright in compost doesn’t it?
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoOr OP it’s because wears out boots because they work hard. Wearing out boots is not biological degradation.
minus-squarerumschlumpellinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 months agoWho puts animal waste in their compost?
minus-squareLemongrab@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoNot the same corossive chemicals, constant wear, and liquid exposure as a compost. Your typical good compost most like won’t have those characteristics and likely shouldn’t either.
When I worked on a dairy farm I had to replace my leather boots every 9 months because the moisture and manure broke the leather down.
Leather that is kept dry is very resistant to rot, leather that is allowed to stay wet is not.
I’m pretty sure that was because of its exposure to animal waste products which are acidic and not the typical environment leather is exposed to.
That would tend to suggest that it would also do alright in compost doesn’t it?
Or OP it’s because wears out boots because they work hard.
Wearing out boots is not biological degradation.
Who puts animal waste in their compost?
Not the same corossive chemicals, constant wear, and liquid exposure as a compost. Your typical good compost most like won’t have those characteristics and likely shouldn’t either.