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Vermicomposter & plastic
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: March 28, 2009 04:18PM Hi,
I want to purchase a vermicomposter and am wondering if I should be concerned about them being made of plastic. Will the warm, moist, active environment leech petrochemicals and xenoestrogens out of the plastic into the compost? Your input would be appreciated. thanks, Smiling Re: Vermicomposter & plastic
Posted by:
VeganLife
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Date: March 30, 2009 03:31AM Only certain plastics leach harmful chemicals. Perhaps you can check which type of plastic the vermicomposter is made of and pick one of suitable material. Re: Vermicomposter & plastic
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: April 01, 2009 12:13AM alot of the vermicomposters out there are simple rubbermaid containers type things modified to use .. and generally those arent food grade .. you can make the same thing out out of food grade 5 gallon plastic buckets on a smaller scale but you will have to micromange the eco system in a more dilegent manner as the buckets are only about20liters compared to the 40-60 liters of the bigger tubs  (personally i prefer the 5 gallon buckets as its easier size wize for me to move dump and refresh new buckets with worms and new compost)...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist  Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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