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And if you still Kant see how this would be a bad thing, look up the Categorical Imperative sometime: "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the

by derleth 13y ago

And if you still Kant see how this would be a bad thing, look up the Categorical Imperative sometime: "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_imperative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_imperative

millstone 13y ago
Do you mean to argue that the laws that govern industrial food safety and waste disposal ought also to apply to homemade food? (I hope not, since I've been known to grill and eat a medium-rare burger!) It's reasonable to hold large commercial operations to stricter standards. I doubt that any homemade byproducts are disposed of "properly," but the impact of homemade Greek yogurt must be a tiny fraction of the commercial impact, and I don't think anyone is prepared to regulate what individuals do with milk after they buy it.
- graycat 13y ago
  > waste disposal In my case, it's easy: All the 'stuff' from the kitchen or bathrooms flows through big, white plastic pipes to a concrete tank buried in my back yard. Out of the tank are some tube, tile, rock or whatever ways for the water to flow. Done. I never see the stuff again. The water from the tank adds water and plant nutrients to my backyard. It's all the courtesy of some wonderful 'bugs': Once I had a sore on my foot, applied some Wal-Mart triple antibiotic cream, washed my socks, and a few days later way in the back of my backyard saw 'stuff' bubbling up, stuff I didn't want to see again! Sure: That Wal-Mart stuff was POWERFUL and sterilized my septic tank! Solution? Sure: There's a box, Rid-X or some such, can buy at the grocery store. The box has some dry beads with no odor. So, flush the beads and, presto, the septic tank is working again. For milk, I've poured old, sour milk down the kitchen sink with no evidence of a problem. Net, for a lot of disposal, not a problem.

by derleth 13y ago

millstone 13y ago

Do you mean to argue that the laws that govern industrial food safety and waste disposal ought also to apply to homemade food? (I hope not, since I've been known to grill and eat a medium-rare burger!) It's reasonable to hold large commercial operations to stricter standards. I doubt that any homemade byproducts are disposed of "properly," but the impact of homemade Greek yogurt must be a tiny fraction of the commercial impact, and I don't think anyone is prepared to regulate what individuals do with milk after they buy it.

graycat 13y ago
> waste disposal In my case, it's easy: All the 'stuff' from the kitchen or bathrooms flows through big, white plastic pipes to a concrete tank buried in my back yard. Out of the tank are some tube, tile, rock or whatever ways for the water to flow. Done. I never see the stuff again. The water from the tank adds water and plant nutrients to my backyard. It's all the courtesy of some wonderful 'bugs': Once I had a sore on my foot, applied some Wal-Mart triple antibiotic cream, washed my socks, and a few days later way in the back of my backyard saw 'stuff' bubbling up, stuff I didn't want to see again! Sure: That Wal-Mart stuff was POWERFUL and sterilized my septic tank! Solution? Sure: There's a box, Rid-X or some such, can buy at the grocery store. The box has some dry beads with no odor. So, flush the beads and, presto, the septic tank is working again. For milk, I've poured old, sour milk down the kitchen sink with no evidence of a problem. Net, for a lot of disposal, not a problem.