Member

We all read stories at Christmastime about people throwing away whole turkeys— carcasses and bones—because they had gone green. I have used bonemeal in the garden. I use gloves, and I always make sure it is ground down before use. I am not being squeamish about this. I was a farmer’s son. I would muck out the pig bins, and I am used to getting my hands dirty, but I would be a bit nervous about handling compost that had undercooked or raw meat in it. I do not expect this to be a big issue. I am not nitpicking here; one might not catch anything, but it requires only one incidence of something happening to undermine the whole recycling scheme. That could negatively affect the public response, so I would like assurance from the Minister. What measures are in place to ensure that raw meat waste will be properly neutralised if it is going in with garden waste for composting?