Composting Cuts Significant Waste
Organics make up about 8-12% of what we throw away. Composting is a process by which organic material decomposes to create a nutrient-rich soil amendment that can be used in garden and landscape projects, instead of taking up space in a landfill.
Composting is another way to decrease day to day waste in addition to reusing, reducing and recycling. Composting can be done outdoors or indoors with red wiggler worms.
Here are some things to keep in mind if you are considering starting a compost pile of your own for outdoor composting:
- The first step is to contact your local community to see if there are any restrictions regarding outdoor composting.
- You will need space, a bin, oxygen, water, material or food. Bins are available commercially, but you can also make one with wood, fence posts, chicken wire, etc.
- Almost all natural, organic material will compost, but no everything belongs in a compost pile.
The following are additional sources of information regarding composting:
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