As we build them and the thermophilic bacteria get to work, our compost piles increase in temperature, getting over 131°F: high enough to kill all potential human pathogens.

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Then, each pile sits for a year as those thermophilic bacteria continue to eat the contents and slowly break the pile down into compost. 

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When a pile comes of age - around a year - we send samples off for testing. 

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