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Dairy Products. Milk, yogurt, butter, cream and sour cream are all bad choices for a compost pile. As these ingredients start to rot, the compost will emit an increasingly foul odor. Dairy products also attract pests like rodents and flies. Do not add bones, meat, animal fat, whole eggs or other animal waste in the compost pile.
Trust your gut; if the cheese makes your stomach tingle or you sense the damp tinge of mold, play it safe and ditch it. Generally, bad ricotta smells like spoiled milk. Look for signs of mold. Observe the color of the cheese -- on ricotta, mold usually appears as a pale pink tinge or as blue or green spots. If the cheese has any signs of mold, dispose of it immediately.