Johandea,

The risk of prion diseases are low. Prions are proteins and do biodegrade. The product of composting is dirt, which we -normally- don’t eat, which lowers the risk even lower.

This Canadian study found a low risk of BSE (aka mad cow disease) after composting BSE infected biomaterials. They concluded that it’s a viable option for disposal of such waste.

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