can u put rotten food in a compost such as kitchen scraps?
i do and im not sure if im doing it right
I agree with the previous answers, especially those who indicated that you don't want protein-based foods in your compost. Coffee grounds, veggie peelings, eggshells and the like are all acceptable composting materials.
I would, however, like to point out one possible consequence. I live in a rural area and I used to faithfully compost my kitchen scraps. One night I'd forgotten to take them out after dinner, so back to the pile I trotted in the dark. I heard a rustling in the compost heap, and felt a mist settling over me; a skunk was dining at my compost, and I interrupted his dinner. He retaliated!
I highly advise visiting your compost heap in daylight hours only 
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Yea…thats what I do.
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Anything from the kitchen EXCEPT food items such as meats which attract flies and vermin etc. and will not rot down. Flies will lay their eggs in any meat waste and create a home for maggots.
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yeah
just start staking bad food in a pile
(away from your home to avoid smell)
put any food you want on it
bad eggs bad milk leftovers tablescraps teabags and anything else that rots(avoid paper glass and plastic)
and just let nature do your work for you
you may think about spraying it down w/ water every once in a while as it helps the decomposition process along
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15 years of gardening experiance
only green foods, vegetables and fruits! no protein foods. The same goes for manure, no manure from protein eating animals…people, cats, dogs…
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Yes, but you need to have "brown materials" as well, such as grass clippings, straw, or leaves collected in the fall. Always cover what you threw on the compost with a handfull of the browns. The suggestions above are all good as well. I also compost coffee grounds with the filters and paper towels. There's lots of info about composting out there if you just google it!
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Only vegetation and only not cooked otherwise it will attract critters and smell bad.
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I agree with the previous answers, especially those who indicated that you don't want protein-based foods in your compost. Coffee grounds, veggie peelings, eggshells and the like are all acceptable composting materials.
I would, however, like to point out one possible consequence. I live in a rural area and I used to faithfully compost my kitchen scraps. One night I'd forgotten to take them out after dinner, so back to the pile I trotted in the dark. I heard a rustling in the compost heap, and felt a mist settling over me; a skunk was dining at my compost, and I interrupted his dinner. He retaliated!
I highly advise visiting your compost heap in daylight hours only
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