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What happens to cat & dog hair that got mixed into my Compost box?

Does pet hair decompose in a reasonable amount of time in a compost heap, or does it take five years ...

I did a bad thing - my compost pile needed more "brown" (it was all fruit and vegetable and coffee grounds, so it needed more leaves, dirt, cellulose - forget what-all else this is). Then I had just cleaned a heap of dirt and leaves from in front of our apartment (our landlord doesn't keep it tidy). I put that into the compost and then discovered it has some litter (I'll try to pick out the cigarette butts and plastic etc) and also A LOT OF PET HAIR!

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  • 9 years ago
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    hair is protein and won,t dissolve

    it will be ok

    Source(s): old timer
  • 9 years ago

    Human/pet hair makes good compost. That's why many groomers, barbers and hairdressers collect the stuff form their shops. Just sprinkel it in don't let it clump up altogether.

  • Irv S
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Hair is insoluble protein and degrades slowly.

    I wouldn't worry about it.

    It won't hurt anything, and will provide a slow release source of fixed nitrogen.

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