A well protected / maintained desk versus the usual stuff thrown into a rotting heap of other delicious-to-bugs and vulnerable-to-water items isn't a realistic

A well protected / maintained desk versus the usual stuff thrown into a rotting heap of other delicious-to-bugs and vulnerable-to-water items isn't a realistic comparison, so I don't get the gyst of this response. Besides, I was talking about a set of products that are made from starch and cellulose. They'll break down real fast with the rest of the compost. Faster than your desk that also would degrade and get eaten up under those same conditions.