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I have been looking at the Tumbleweed dog poo converter but I have read that you should not vermicompost dog poo, why is this?

April 26, 2017converter dog poo read tumbleweed vermicompost

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I have been looking at the Tumbleweed dog poo converter but I have read that you should not vermicompost dog poo, why is this?

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A.Its not that you cannot, dog poo can be processed in a worm composting bin but because the resulting compost could contain pathogens and parasites you have to be very careful, because it is dog poo always wear suitable gloves and wash your hands, the compost should not be used in the garden where food plants are grown or that children have access to. If you do not fancy using it in the garden, dog poo will be reduced in volume by upto 80% so it could be put back in the rubbish and sent to landfill where the compost would not be a problem.