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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

When I worked on a dairy farm I had to replace my leather boots every 9 months because the moisture and manure broke the leather down.

Leather that is kept dry is very resistant to rot, leather that is allowed to stay wet is not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that was because of its exposure to animal waste products which are acidic and not the typical environment leather is exposed to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

That would tend to suggest that it would also do alright in compost doesn't it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Or OP it’s because wears out boots because they work hard.

Wearing out boots is not biological degradation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Who puts animal waste in their compost?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Not the same corossive chemicals, constant wear, and liquid exposure as a compost. Your typical good compost most like won't have those characteristics and likely shouldn't either.