Have you considered composting your organic trash, such as food scraps and yard waste? For those still on the fence, here are a few facts that may help you decide:
- Around one-third of landfill space is filled with organic waste from yards and kitchens, materials that could be composted.
- Composting could divert 700 pounds of waste per household per year from the landfill.
- Organic materials break down much faster when composted than they do in landfills, which lack sufficient oxygen for proper decomposition.
- Compost is the most nutrient-rich natural soil amendment, eliminating the need for fertilizer in home gardens and potted plants.
- Compost improves soil structure, texture, and aeration.
- Composting is cheap, easy, and good for the environment.
So if composting is so great, why isn’t everyone doing it? The most common reasons that most people do not compost are that they:
- Do not know it is an option.
- Do not want to attract animals or pests.
- Live in an apartment with no outdoor yard or patio.
- Believe it requires a lot of time and effort.
The truth is that there are several composting options that work in a variety of settings. If you live in an area with critters, sealed composters keep animals and insects away. Composting in worm bins (known as vermiculture) is easy and can be done indoors in plastic tubs. And once you are set up to compost, it requires little more time and effort than throwing your organic waste in the trash.
Composting organic waste is a great way to make your home green. It can also be done on a larger scale, with some cities collecting yard waste from residents for composting, or universities composting organic waste from cafeterias. Learn more about getting started on composting today.
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